Security Bulletin
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-26691
DESCRIPTION: Apple macOS Monterey and macOS Big Sur could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a logic issue in the CUPS component. By using a specially-crafted application, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/227437 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps | 3.x |
Remediation/Fixes
Address the vulnerabilities now for all affected products/versions listed above by installing Fix:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cloud-pak-watson-aiops/3.4.2?topic=upgrading
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
12 Sep 2022: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 September 2022
Initial Publish date:
12 September 2022
UID
ibm16620337