Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-42854

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS Venturallm-fuzzy
Range: before 13.1
Apple Inc./macOS Montereyllm-fuzzy
Range: before 12.6.2
Apple Inc./macOSv5
Range: unspecified

Patches

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References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213533nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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