CVE-2022-46712 Use after free in macOS

What is CVE-2022-46712?

CVE-2022-46712 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 27 Feb 2023. 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

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or potentially execute code with kernel privileges.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46712?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-46712?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46712 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2022-46712 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46712 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-mq4p-gw24-jjjr.