cve-2022-26721
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-05-26 18:52
Modified
2024-08-03 05:11
Severity ?
Summary
A memory initialization issue was addressed. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
AppleSecurity Update - Catalina
ApplemacOS
ApplemacOS
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