Use-After-Free in Apple Ipados (CVE-2022-23308)
Summary
Vulnerability in Apple Ipados (CVE-2022-23308). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
valid.c in libxml2 before 2.9.13 has a use-after-free of ID and IDREF attributes.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
Auto-generated summary
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A weakness called CVE-2022-23308 was discovered in Apple Ipados.
In plain terms, it is a use-after-free flaw that often leads to attacker takeover.
Severity is High (CVSS 7.5/10). If exploited, attackers can leak data or disrupt key functionality.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "Apple Ipados CVE-2022-23308".
CVE-2022-23308 (Apple Ipados). Severity: High / CVSSv3 7.5. Category: CWE-416.
Response plan:
- Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
- If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
- If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
- Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
A weakness (CVE-2022-23308) in Apple Ipados. In plain words, it is a use-after-free flaw that often leads to attacker takeover.
Target versions of Apple Ipados (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). If exploited, attackers can leak data or disrupt key functionality.
Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory. (Typical mitigation pattern for CWE-416)
If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.
Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Alpine Linux ALPINE-CVE-2022-23308 libxml2 Fixed in: 2.9.13-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23308 libxml2 Fixed in: 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u1
References
- advisory gitlab.gnome.org
- advisory lists.debian.org
- advisory support.apple.com
- advisory support.apple.com
- advisory support.apple.com
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- advisory support.apple.com
- advisory seclists.org
- advisory seclists.org
- advisory seclists.org
- advisory seclists.org
- advisory seclists.org
- advisory seclists.org
- advisory security.gentoo.org
- advisory security.netapp.com
- patch github.com
- patch oracle.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web security.netapp.com
- web cert-portal.siemens.com
- web cert-portal.siemens.com
- web cert-portal.siemens.com
- web github.com
- web lists.fedoraproject.org