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CVE-2022-26753: 
macOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2022-26753) was discovered in macOS Monterey affecting versions from 12.0 up to (excluding) 12.4. The vulnerability was reported by ABC Research s.r.o and fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, which was released on May 16, 2022 (Apple Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is a buffer overflow issue in the AMD component of macOS Monterey 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

When successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, potentially giving an attacker complete control over the affected system (Apple Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Apple has addressed this vulnerability in macOS Monterey 12.4. Users are advised to update their systems to this version or later to protect against this vulnerability (Apple Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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