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OS X update for libarchive (CVE-2017-2390)

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OS X update for libarchive (CVE-2017-2390)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
03/28/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/28/2017
Modified
03/18/2020

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves symlink mishandling in the "libarchive" component. It allows local users to change arbitrary directory permissions via unspecified vectors.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_12_4

References

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