vulnerability
OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2020-9997)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Sep 22, 2020 | Sep 22, 2020 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Sep 22, 2020
Added
Sep 22, 2020
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, watchOS 6.2.8. A malicious application may disclose restricted memory.
Solution
apple-osx-upgrade-10_15_6
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