PT-2020-11295
CVE-2019-8744
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Published
2020-10-27
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Updated
2021-07-21
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
macOS versions prior to 10.15
tvOS versions prior to 13
watchOS versions prior to 6
iOS versions prior to 13
Description
A memory corruption issue existed in the handling of IPv6 packets due to improper memory management. This could allow a malicious application to determine kernel memory layout. The issue was addressed with improved memory management.
Recommendations
For macOS versions prior to 10.15, update to macOS Catalina 10.15 or later.
For tvOS versions prior to 13, update to tvOS 13 or later.
For watchOS versions prior to 6, update to watchOS 6 or later.
For iOS versions prior to 13, update to iOS 13 or later.
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