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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2020-9902)

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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2020-9902)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/07/2020
Created
08/08/2020
Added
08/07/2020
Modified
04/05/2021

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. A malicious application may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2020-004-high-sierra
  • apple-osx-security-update-2020-004-mojave
  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_15_6

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