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[divider] macOS Monterey 12.2 Released January 26, 2022 AMD Kernel Available for: macOS Monterey Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2022-22586: an anonymous researcher ColorSync Available for: macOS Monterey Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. CVE-2022-22584: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro Crash Reporter Available for: macOS Monterey Impact: A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. CVE-2022-22578: an anonymous researcher iCloud Available for: macOS Monterey Impact: An application may be able to access a user's files Description: An issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved path sanitization. CVE-2022-22585: Zhipeng Huo (@R3dF09) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab (https://xlab.tencent.com) Intel Graphics Driver Available for: macOS Monterey Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2022-22591: Antonio Zekic (@antoniozekic) of Diverto IOMobileFrameBuffer Available for: macOS Monterey Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited. Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. CVE-2022-22587: an anonymous researcher, Meysam Firouzi (@R00tkitSMM) of MBition - Mercedes-Benz Innovation Lab, Siddharth Aeri (@b1n4r1b01) Kernel Available for: macOS Monterey Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2022-22593: Peter Nguyen Vu Hoang of STAR Labs Model I/O Available for: macOS Monterey Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted STL file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2022-22579: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro PackageKit Available for: macOS Monterey Impact: An application may be able to access restricted files Description: A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. CVE-2022-22583: an anonymous researcher, Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Ron Hass (@ronhass7) of Perception Point WebKit Available for: macOS Monterey Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted mail message may lead to running arbitrary javascript Description: A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. CVE-2022-22589: Heige of KnownSec 404 Team (knownsec.com) and Bo Qu of Palo Alto Networks (paloaltonetworks.com) WebKit Available for: macOS Monterey Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. CVE-2022-22590: Toan Pham from Team Orca of Sea Security (security.sea.com) WebKit Available for: macOS Monterey Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2022-22592: Prakash (@1lastBr3ath) WebKit Storage Available for: macOS Monterey Impact: A website may be able to track sensitive user information Description: A cross-origin issue in the IndexDB API was addressed with improved input validation. CVE-2022-22594: Martin Bajanik of FingerprintJS [divider] Additional recognition Kernel We would like to acknowledge Tao Huang for their assistance. Metal We would like to acknowledge Tao Huang for their assistance. PackageKit We would like to acknowledge Mickey Jin (@patch1t), Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro for their assistance. WebKit We would like to acknowledge Prakash (@1lastBr3ath) for their assistance. Information about products not manufactured by Apple, or independent websites not controlled or tested by Apple, is provided without recommendation or endorsement. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance, or use of third-party websites or products. 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