Apple on Wednesday released macOS Monterey 12.2 to the public. The release is the second major update to macOS Monterey, which was launched in October 2021. The update comes a bit over a month after the release of macOS Monterey 12.1.
The macOS Monterey 12.2 update can be downloaded to a compatible Mac via the Software Update section of System Preferences. Like all Mac updates, the macOS Monterey 12.2 update is available free of charge. The update is also available in the Mac App Store.
A full list of security fixes that are in the update from Apple’s security update support document:
Security Update 2022-001 Catalina
Released January 26, 2022
Kernel
Available for: macOS Catalina
Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2022-22593: Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng of STAR Labs
Model I/O
Available for: macOS Catalina
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted STL file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2022-22579: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro
PackageKit
Available for: macOS Catalina
Impact: An application may be able to access restricted files
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2022-22583: an anonymous researcher, Ron Hass (@ronhass7) of Perception Point, Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Sandbox
Available for: macOS Catalina
Impact: A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.
CVE-2021-30946: an anonymous researcher, @gorelics
TCC
Available for: macOS Catalina
Impact: A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2021-30972: Xuxiang Yang (@another1024), Zhipeng Huo (@R3dF09), and Yuebin Sun (@yuebinsun2020) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab (xlab.tencent.com), Wojciech Reguła (@_r3ggi), jhftss (@patch1t), Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security
Apple has also released a macOS Big Sur 11.6.3 update for those still running macOS Big Sur and macOS Catalina Security Update 2022-001 for those still on Catalina.
