Security Alert (A22-05-08): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple iOS and iPadOS


 

Published on: 17 May 2022

  
  

Description:

Apple has released iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 to fix the vulnerabilities in various Apple devices. The list of vulnerability information can be found at:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258

 

Affected Systems:

  • iPhone 6s and later
  • iPad 5th generation and later, Air 2 and later, mini 4 and later, Pro (all models)
  • iPod touch (7th generation)

 

Impact:

A successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution, denial of service, information disclosure, privilege escalation or security restriction bypass on an affected device.

 

Recommendation:

Apple has released new version of iOS and iPadOS to address the issue.

The updates can be obtained through the auto-update mechanism. Users of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the product vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.

 

More Information:

  • https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258
  • https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/apple-products-multiple-vulnerabilities_20220517
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4142
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22673
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22677
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23308
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26700 (to CVE-2022-26703)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26706
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26709 (to CVE-2022-26711)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26714
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26716
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26717
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26719
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26731
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26736 (to CVE-2022-26740)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26744
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26745
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26751
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26757
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26760
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26762 (to CVE-2022-26766)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26768
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26771


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