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OS X update for AppleGraphicsControl (CVE-2020-27941)

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OS X update for AppleGraphicsControl (CVE-2020-27941)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/19/2021
Created
02/20/2021
Added
02/19/2021
Modified
04/09/2021

Description

A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2020-001-catalina
  • apple-osx-security-update-2020-007-mojave
  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_1

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