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OS X update for manpages (CVE-2019-8802)

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OS X update for manpages (CVE-2019-8802)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/06/2019
Created
11/07/2019
Added
11/06/2019
Modified
03/18/2020

Description

A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2019-006-high-sierra
  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_15_1

References

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