First published: Mon Jul 09 2018(Updated: )
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue affected versions prior to macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, macOS Mojave 10.14.
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Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple Mac OS X | <10.13.6 | |
Apple macOS High Sierra | <10.13.6 | 10.13.6 |
Apple Sierra | ||
Apple El Capitan | ||
Apple macOS Mojave | <10.14 | 10.14 |
Apple macOS Mojave | <10.14.2 | 10.14.2 |
Apple High Sierra | ||
Apple macOS Mojave | <10.14.5 | 10.14.5 |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
CVE-2018-4456 is a memory corruption issue in IOAcceleratorFamily on macOS High Sierra and macOS Mojave.
The severity of CVE-2018-4456 is critical with a CVSS score of 7.8.
Versions prior to macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 and macOS Mojave 10.14.5 are affected by CVE-2018-4456.
Update your macOS to version 10.13.6 or higher for macOS High Sierra or 10.14.5 or higher for macOS Mojave.
You can find more information about CVE-2018-4456 in the references provided: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/20, https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/27, and https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208937.