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OS X update for Local Authentication (CVE-2018-4179)

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OS X update for Local Authentication (CVE-2018-4179)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
04/16/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/16/2018
Modified
03/18/2020

Description

In macOS High Sierra before 10.13.4, there was an issue with the handling of smartcard PINs. This issue was addressed with additional logic.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_13_4

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