Description
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8.6, tvOS 15.5, macOS Monterey 12.4, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5. A malicious attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 4.7/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | watchOS | >= unspecified, < 8.6 |
| Apple | watchOS | >= unspecified, < 15.5 |
| Apple | watchOS | >= unspecified, < 12.4 |
| Apple | watchOS | >= unspecified, < 15.5 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213253Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213253Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 26, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified