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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2018-4431)

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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2018-4431)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
12/06/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
12/06/2018
Modified
02/19/2021

Description

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12.1.1, macOS Mojave 10.14.2, tvOS 12.1.1, watchOS 5.1.2.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2018-003-high-sierra
  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_14_2

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