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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2020-29620)

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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2020-29620)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/19/2021
Created
02/20/2021
Added
02/19/2021
Modified
04/12/2021

Description

This issue was addressed with improved entitlements. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_1

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