CVE-2022-22628 Use after free in Safari

What is CVE-2022-22628?

CVE-2022-22628 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Ipad Os, published on 23 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3, Safari 15.4, watchOS 8.5, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, tvOS 15.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22628?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Apple Ipad Os, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Safari, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22628?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2022-22628 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22628 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipad Os

• CVE-2021-1794 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-1795 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-1796 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-1818 Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-23255 Auth bypass in iOS and iPadOS Critical 9.1

All Apple Ipad Os vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-22628, GHSA-f8p7-rhpm-pg98, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22628.