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Posted on 15 March 2022
Apple Security-announceAPPLE-SA-2022-03-14-2 watchOS 8.5
watchOS 8.5 addresses the following issues.
Information about the security content is also available at
https://support.apple.com/HT213193.
Accelerate Framework
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: Opening a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an
unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved
state management.
CVE-2022-22633: an anonymous researcher
AppleAVD
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to heap
corruption
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved
validation.
CVE-2022-22666: Marc Schoenefeld, Dr. rer. nat.
ImageIO
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary
code execution
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input
validation.
CVE-2022-22611: Xingyu Jin of Google
ImageIO
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to heap
corruption
Description: A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved
memory handling.
CVE-2022-22612: Xingyu Jin of Google
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with
kernel privileges
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved
validation.
CVE-2022-22596: an anonymous researcher
CVE-2022-22640: sqrtpwn
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: An 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-2022-22613: Alex, an anonymous researcher
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with
kernel privileges
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved
memory management.
CVE-2022-22614: an anonymous researcher
CVE-2022-22615: an anonymous researcher
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state
management.
CVE-2022-22632: Keegan Saunders
Kernel
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a
denial of service attack
Description: A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved
validation.
CVE-2022-22638: derrek (@derrekr6)
libarchive
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: Multiple issues in libarchive
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues existed in libarchive.
These issues were addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2021-36976
MediaRemote
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: A malicious application may be able to identify what other
applications a user has installed
Description: An access issue was addressed with improved access
restrictions.
CVE-2022-22670: Brandon Azad
Phone
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: A user may be able to bypass the Emergency SOS passcode
prompt
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2022-22618: Yicong Ding (@AntonioDing)
Preferences
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: A malicious application may be able to read other
applications' settings
Description: The issue was addressed with additional permissions
checks.
CVE-2022-22609: Zhipeng Huo (@R3dF09) and Yuebin Sun (@yuebinsun2020)
of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab (xlab.tencent.com)
Safari
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing
Description: A user interface issue was addressed.
CVE-2022-22654: Abdullah Md Shaleh of take0ver
Sandbox
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy
preferences
Description: The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic.
CVE-2022-22600: Sudhakar Muthumani of Primefort Private Limited,
Khiem Tran
Siri
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: A person with physical access to a device may be able to use
Siri to obtain some location information from the lock screen
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with improved
validation.
CVE-2022-22599: Andrew Goldberg of the University of Texas at Austin,
McCombs School of Business (linkedin.com/andrew-goldberg/)
UIKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to
see sensitive information via keyboard suggestions
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2022-22621: Joey Hewitt
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose
sensitive user information
Description: A cookie management issue was addressed with improved
state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 232748
CVE-2022-22662: Prakash (@1lastBr3ath) of Threat Nix
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code
execution
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved
state management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 232812
CVE-2022-22610: Quan Yin of Bigo Technology Live Client Team
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to
arbitrary code execution
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved
memory management.
WebKit Bugzilla 233172
CVE-2022-22624: Kirin (@Pwnrin) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab
WebKit Bugzilla: 234147
CVE-2022-22628: Kirin (@Pwnrin) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to
arbitrary code execution
Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved
memory handling.
WebKit Bugzilla: 234966
CVE-2022-22629: Jeonghoon Shin at Theori working with Trend Micro
Zero Day Initiative
WebKit
Available for: Apple Watch Series 3 and later
Impact: A malicious website may cause unexpected cross-origin
behavior
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state
management.
WebKit Bugzilla: 235294
CVE-2022-22637: Tom McKee of Google
Additional recognition
AirDrop
We would like to acknowledge Omar Espino (omespino.com), Ron Masas of
BreakPoint.sh for their assistance.
Bluetooth
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their
assistance.
Face Gallery
We would like to acknowledge Tian Zhang (@KhaosT) for their
assistance.
Safari
We would like to acknowledge Konstantin Darutkin of FingerprintJS
(fingerprintjs.com) for their assistance.
Shortcuts
We would like to acknowledge Baibhav Anand Jha of Streamers Land for
their assistance.
Siri
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their
assistance.
syslog
We would like to acknowledge Yonghwi Jin (@jinmo123) of Theori for
their assistance.
UIKit
We would like to acknowledge Tim Shadel of Day Logger, Inc. for their
assistance.
Wallet
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their
assistance.
WebKit
We would like to acknowledge Abdullah Md Shaleh for their assistance.
WebKit Storage
We would like to acknowledge Martin Bajanik of FingerprintJS for
their assistance.
Instructions on how to update your Apple Watch software are available
at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204641 To check the version on
your Apple Watch, open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone and select
"My Watch > General > About". Alternatively, on your watch, select
"My Watch > General > About".
All information is also posted on the Apple Security Updates
web site: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222.
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