CVE-2022-22638

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.4, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, watchOS 8.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial of service attack.

• CWE-476

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213182Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213186Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213193Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213182Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213186Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213193Vendor Advisory

Published

Mar 18, 2022

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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