CVE-2022-42850 (GCVE-0-2022-42850)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-12-15 00:00
Modified
2025-04-21 15:03
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References
| ► | URL | Tags |
|---|---|---|
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS |
Version: unspecified < 16.2 |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
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Nomenclature
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