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OS X update for Disk Management (CVE-2019-8539)

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OS X update for Disk Management (CVE-2019-8539)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/18/2019
Created
09/19/2019
Added
09/18/2019
Modified
11/02/2020

Description

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.6, Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-004 Sierra. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_14_6

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