CVE-2022-32889 Memory corruption in iOS

What is CVE-2022-32889?

CVE-2022-32889 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 1 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16, watchOS 9. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32889?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-32889?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-32889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-32889 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os

• CVE-2021-30666 Apple iOS WebKit Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2021-30761 Apple iOS WebKit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2021-30762 Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-4657 Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-7286 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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