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OS X update for libxml2 (CVE-2020-9926)

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OS X update for libxml2 (CVE-2020-9926)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/17/2021
Created
03/18/2021
Added
03/17/2021
Modified
04/12/2021

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8, iCloud for Windows 7.20, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, Security Update 2020-004 Mojave, Security Update 2020-004 High Sierra. Processing maliciously crafted XML may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_15_6

References

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