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Posted on 28 October 2022
Apple Security-announceAPPLE-SA-2022-10-27-6 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-3 macOS Monterey 12.6.1
macOS Monterey 12.6.1 addresses the following issues.
Information about the security content is also available at
https://support.apple.com/HT213494.
AppleMobileFileIntegrity
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file
system
Description: This issue was addressed by removing additional
entitlements.
CVE-2022-42825: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Audio
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: Parsing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to
disclosure of user information
Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2022-42798: Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day
Initiative
Entry added October 27, 2022
Kernel
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel
privileges
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved
state management.
CVE-2022-32944: Tim Michaud (@TimGMichaud) of Moveworks.ai
Entry added October 27, 2022
Kernel
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel
privileges
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved locking.
CVE-2022-42803: Xinru Chi of Pangu Lab, John Aakerblom (@jaakerblom)
Entry added October 27, 2022
Kernel
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel
privileges
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2022-42801: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero
Entry added October 27, 2022
ppp
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: A buffer overflow may result in arbitrary code execution
Description: The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
CVE-2022-32941: an anonymous researcher
Entry added October 27, 2022
Ruby
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: A remote user may be able to cause unexpected app termination
or arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed by updating Ruby
to version 2.6.10.
CVE-2022-28739
Sandbox
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: An app with root privileges may be able to access private
information
Description: This issue was addressed with improved data protection.
CVE-2022-32862: an anonymous researcher
zlib
Available for: macOS Monterey
Impact: A user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or
arbitrary code execution
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2022-37434: Evgeny Legerov
CVE-2022-42800: Evgeny Legerov
Entry added October 27, 2022
Additional recognition
Calendar
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their
assistance.
macOS Monterey 12.6.1 may be obtained from the Mac App Store or
Apple's Software Downloads web site:
https://support.apple.com/downloads/
All information is also posted on the Apple Security Updates
web site: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222.
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