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OS X update for APFS (CVE-2021-1797)

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OS X update for APFS (CVE-2021-1797)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
02/19/2021
Created
02/20/2021
Added
02/19/2021
Modified
08/23/2021

Description

The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tvOS 14.4, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A local user may be able to read arbitrary files.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2021-002-catalina
  • apple-osx-security-update-2021-003-mojave
  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_2

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