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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2019-8576)

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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2019-8576)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/14/2019
Created
05/15/2019
Added
05/14/2019
Modified
03/18/2020

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_14_5

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