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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2022-46701)

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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2022-46701)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/15/2022
Created
01/11/2023
Added
01/10/2023
Modified
10/14/2024

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2. Connecting to a malicious NFS server may lead to arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_7
  • apple-osx-upgrade-12_6
  • apple-osx-upgrade-13_1

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