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OS X update for PackageKit (CVE-2022-26690)

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OS X update for PackageKit (CVE-2022-26690)

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
05/26/2022
Created
05/27/2022
Added
05/26/2022
Modified
06/09/2022

Description

Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-12_3

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