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OS X update for PackageKit (CVE-2024-27885)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Published
Jun 11, 2024
Added
Jun 11, 2024
Modified
Apr 6, 2026

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, macOS Ventura 13.6.7. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Solution

apple-osx-upgrade-latest
Title
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