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CVE-2022-32881 Improved restrictions were made to address a logic issue in macOS Big Sur 11.7, iOS 16, watchOS 9, and macOS Monterey 12.6.

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This issue was addressed by improved restrictions in these areas. Apps may not be able to switch the file system when the user is accessing protected parts of the file system. This issue may occur when an app writes to protected directories. An app may be able to overwrite protected parts of the file system. This issue may occur because macOS does not prevent an app from modifying protected directories. An app may be able to modify protected directories in ways that macOS did not anticipate. This may result in unexpected behaviour for end users. An app may be able to access protected directories. This issue may occur because some directories are not protected by macOS. An app may be able to write to protected directories. This issue may occur because some directories are not protected by macOS. An app may be able to modify protected directories. This issue may occur because some directories are not protected by macOS. An app may be able to access protected directories. This issue may occur because some directories are not protected by macOS.

How do I find out if my Mac is vulnerable to CVE-2022?

-If your Mac model is listed in the table below, you are not vulnerable to CVE-2022.

-If your Mac model is listed in the table below, you should verify that all software has been updated to the latest version.

-If your Mac model is not listed in the table below or the table above, then you may be vulnerable to CVE-2022. You can find out if your computer has this issue by running this command: "sudo vdfind -n /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports" and looking for a report titled "CVE-2022".

Mitigation Strategies

The following mitigating strategies may be used to address this issue:
1) Restricting apps from accessing protected directories.
- Restricted apps that need to access protected directories may only do so through specific APIs.
2) Redirecting apps that need to access protected directories to a different location.
- When an app tries to open a protected directory, macOS may redirect the app to another location in the file system.

Vulnerability Assessment

Vulnerabilities are found in MacOS when an app attempts to write to protected directories.
An application may be able to overwrite protected parts of the file system. This issue may occur because macOS does not prevent an app from modifying protected directories.
An application may be able to access protected directories without restrictions. This issue may have been addressed by improved restrictions in these areas.

CVE-2024-32881

This issue was addressed by improved restrictions in these areas. Apps may not be able to switch the file system when the user is accessing protected parts of the file system. This issue may occur when an app writes to protected directories. An app may be able to overwrite protected parts of the file system. This issue may occur because macOS does not prevent an app from modifying protected directories. An app may be able to modify protected directories in ways that macOS did not anticipate. This may result in unexpected behaviour for end users. An app may be able to access protected directories. This issue may occur because some directories are not protected by macOS. An app may be able to write to protected directories. This issue may occur because some directories are not protected by macOS. An app may be able to modify protected directories. This issue may occur because some directories are not protected by macOS. An app may be able to access protected directories. This issue may occur because some directories are not protected by macOS.

Timeline

Published on: 11/01/2022 20:15:00 UTC
Last modified on: 11/03/2022 12:30:00 UTC

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