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OS X update for CallKit (CVE-2019-8856)

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OS X update for CallKit (CVE-2019-8856)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
12/11/2019
Created
12/12/2019
Added
12/11/2019
Modified
11/02/2020

Description

An API issue existed in the handling of outgoing phone calls initiated with Siri. This issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3, watchOS 6.1.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra. Calls made using Siri may be initiated using the wrong cellular plan on devices with two active plans.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_15_2

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