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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2019-8605)

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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2019-8605)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/14/2019
Created
05/15/2019
Added
05/14/2019
Modified
06/28/2022

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. 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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