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CVE-2022-22591:
macOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2022-22591) was discovered in the Intel Graphics Driver component of macOS Monterey. The vulnerability was reported by Antonio Zekic of Diverto and was fixed in macOS Monterey 12.2, released on January 26, 2022 (Apple Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability is a memory corruption issue in the Intel Graphics Driver component that was addressed with improved memory handling. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow a malicious application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges on affected macOS systems (Apple Advisory, Hacker News).
Mitigation and workarounds
Apple has addressed this vulnerability in macOS Monterey 12.2. Users are advised to update their systems to this version or later to protect against potential exploitation (Apple Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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