Kernel-memory disclosure via CoreMedia memory mishandling
Published Sep 23, 2022 · Updated May 22, 2025
Kernel-memory disclosure in Apple macOS before 12.5 and tvOS before 15.6 allows local users to read kernel memory via an app. Apple states that CoreMedia required improved memory handling but has not disclosed the affected function, input type, or exact faulty operation. An attacker must cause an app to run on an affected device; the documented consequence is kernel-memory disclosure, not modification or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Kernel-memory disclosure in Apple macOS before 12.5 and tvOS before 15.6 allows local users to read kernel memory via an app. Apple states that CoreMedia required improved memory handling but has not disclosed the affected function, input type, or exact faulty operation. An attacker must cause an app to run on an affected device; the documented consequence is kernel-memory disclosure, not modification or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-32828
- Published
- Sep 23, 2022
- Updated
- May 22, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- tvOS
- Classifications
- T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <15.6
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