CVE-2022-42824: 
Apple Safari vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2022-42824 is a logic vulnerability in WebKit that was discovered and fixed in October 2022. The vulnerability affects multiple Apple operating systems including tvOS 16.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, Safari 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, as well as WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit versions before 2.38.2. The issue was discovered by Abdulrahman Alqabandi of Microsoft Browser Vulnerability Research, Ryan Shin of IAAI SecLab at Korea University, and Dohyun Lee of DNSLab at Korea University (Apple Support, WebKit Advisory).

The vulnerability is characterized as a logic issue in WebKit's state management that could allow processing of maliciously crafted web content to disclose sensitive user information. The issue was addressed by implementing improved state management in the affected systems (CVE Mitre, Apple Support).

When exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to disclose sensitive user information through maliciously crafted web content. The vulnerability affects users of multiple Apple platforms and WebKit-based browsers (WebKit Advisory).

The vulnerability has been patched in multiple releases: tvOS 16.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, Safari 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. For WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit users, the fix is available in version 2.38.2. Users are recommended to update to these versions or later to mitigate the vulnerability (Debian Security Advisory, WebKit Advisory).