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OS X update for PackageKit (CVE-2022-26688)

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OS X update for PackageKit (CVE-2022-26688)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Published
05/26/2022
Created
05/27/2022
Added
05/26/2022
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

An issue in the handling of symlinks was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2022-003-catalina

References

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