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OS X update for WebKit (CVE-2020-27918)

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OS X update for WebKit (CVE-2020-27918)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/13/2020
Created
11/14/2020
Added
11/13/2020
Modified
12/06/2022

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, iCloud for Windows 11.5, Safari 14.0.1, tvOS 14.2, iTunes 12.11 for Windows. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_0_1

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