About the security content of iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4
This document describes the security content of iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4.
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iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4
Accelerate Framework
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: Opening a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2022-22633: ryuzaki
AppleAVD
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to heap corruption
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2022-22666: Marc Schoenefeld, Dr. rer. nat.
AVEVideoEncoder
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2022-22634: an anonymous researcher
AVEVideoEncoder
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: An application may be able to gain elevated privileges
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2022-22635: an anonymous researcher
AVEVideoEncoder
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2022-22636: an anonymous researcher
Cellular
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A person with physical access may be able to view and modify the carrier account information and settings from the lock screen
Description: The GSMA authentication panel could be presented on the lock screen. The issue was resolved by requiring device unlock to interact with the GSMA authentication panel.
CVE-2022-22652: Kağan Eğlence (linkedin.com/in/kaganeglence), Oğuz Kırat (@oguzkirat)
CoreMedia
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: An app may be able to learn information about the current camera view before being granted camera access
Description: An issue with app access to camera metadata was addressed with improved logic.
CVE-2022-22598: Will Blaschko of Team Quasko
CoreTypes
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions.
CVE-2022-22663: Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e)
FaceTime
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A user may be able to bypass the Emergency SOS passcode prompt
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2022-22642: Yicong Ding (@AntonioDing)
FaceTime
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A user may send audio and video in a FaceTime call without knowing that they have done so
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2022-22643: Sonali Luthar of the University of Virginia, Michael Liao of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Rohan Pahwa of Rutgers University, and Bao Nguyen of the University of Florida
GPU Drivers
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2022-22667: Justin Sherman of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
ImageIO
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2022-22611: Xingyu Jin of Google
ImageIO
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to heap corruption
Description: A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2022-22612: Xingyu Jin of Google
IOGPUFamily
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: An application may be able to gain elevated privileges
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2022-22641: Mohamed Ghannam (@_simo36)
iTunes
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A malicious website may be able to access information about the user and their devices
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.
CVE-2022-22653: Aymeric Chaib of CERT Banque de France
Kernel
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2022-22596: an anonymous researcher
CVE-2022-22640: sqrtpwn
Kernel
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2022-22613: Alex, an anonymous researcher
Kernel
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2022-22614: an anonymous researcher
CVE-2022-22615: an anonymous researcher
Kernel
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2022-22632: Keegan Saunders
Kernel
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial of service attack
Description: A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2022-22638: derrek (@derrekr6)
LaunchServices
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.
CVE-2021-30946: @gorelics, and Ron Masas of BreakPoint.sh
libarchive
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: Multiple issues in libarchive
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues existed in libarchive. These issues were addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2021-36976
LLVM
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: An application may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission
Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.
CVE-2022-21658: Florian Weimer (@fweimer)
Markup
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to see sensitive information via keyboard suggestions
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2022-22622: Ingyu Lim (@_kanarena)
MediaRemote
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A malicious application may be able to identify what other applications a user has installed
Description: An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.
CVE-2022-22670: Brandon Azad
MobileAccessoryUpdater
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2022-22672: Siddharth Aeri (@b1n4r1b01)
NetworkExtension
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive user information
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2022-22659: George Chen Kaidi of PayPal
Phone
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A user may be able to bypass the Emergency SOS passcode prompt
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2022-22618: Yicong Ding (@AntonioDing)
Preferences
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A malicious application may be able to read other applications' settings
Description: The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks.
CVE-2022-22609: Mickey Jin (@patch1t), and Zhipeng Huo (@R3dF09) and Yuebin Sun (@yuebinsun2020) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab (xlab.tencent.com)
Sandbox
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: An app may be able to leak sensitive user information
Description: An access issue was addressed with improvements to the sandbox.
CVE-2022-22655: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security
Sandbox
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences
Description: The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic.
CVE-2022-22600: Sudhakar Muthumani (@sudhakarmuthu04) of Primefort Private Limited, Khiem Tran
Siri
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A person with physical access to a device may be able to use Siri to obtain some location information from the lock screen
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2022-22599: Andrew Goldberg of the University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business (linkedin.com/andrew-goldberg-/)
SoftwareUpdate
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: An application may be able to gain elevated privileges
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2022-22639: Mickey (@patch1t)
UIKit
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to see sensitive information via keyboard suggestions
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2022-22621: Joey Hewitt
VoiceOver
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to access photos from the lock screen
Description: An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2022-22671: videosdebarraquito
WebKit
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information
Description: A cookie management issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2022-22662: Prakash (@1lastBr3ath) of Threat Nix
WebKit
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2022-22610: Quan Yin of Bigo Technology Live Client Team
WebKit
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2022-22624: Kirin (@Pwnrin) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab
CVE-2022-22628: Kirin (@Pwnrin) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab
WebKit
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2022-22629: Jeonghoon Shin at Theori working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
WebKit
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A malicious website may cause unexpected cross-origin behavior
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2022-22637: Tom McKee of Google
Wi-Fi
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.
CVE-2022-22668: MrPhil17
Wi-Fi
Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation)
Impact: A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.
CVE-2022-22668: MrPhil17
Additional recognition
AirDrop
We would like to acknowledge Omar Espino (omespino.com), Ron Masas of BreakPoint.sh for their assistance.
Bluetooth
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance.
Music
We would like to acknowledge Vishesh Balani of Urban Company for their assistance.
Notes
We would like to acknowledge Abhishek Bansal of Wipro Technologies for their assistance.
Safari
We would like to acknowledge Konstantin Darutkin of FingerprintJS (fingerprintjs.com) for their assistance.
Shortcuts
We would like to acknowledge Baibhav Anand Jha of Streamers Land for their assistance.
Siri
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance.
syslog
We would like to acknowledge Yonghwi Jin (@jinmo123) of Theori for their assistance.
UIKit
We would like to acknowledge Tim Shadel of Day Logger, Inc. for their assistance.
Wallet
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance.
WebKit
We would like to acknowledge Abdullah Md Shaleh for their assistance.
WebKit Storage
We would like to acknowledge Martin Bajanik of FingerprintJS for their assistance.
WidgetKit
We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance.
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