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OS X update for AMD (CVE-2020-27936)

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OS X update for AMD (CVE-2020-27936)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C)
Published
02/19/2021
Created
02/20/2021
Added
02/19/2021
Modified
04/09/2021

Description

An out-of-bounds read issue existed that led to the disclosure of kernel memory. This was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_1

References

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