high
7.8
CWE
273
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2019-20044

First published: Mon Feb 24 2020(Updated: )

zsh. An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

Credit: Sam Foxman cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
macOS Catalina<10.15.5
10.15.5
macOS Mojave
macOS High Sierra
Z Shell (zsh)<5.8
Apple iOS and macOS
Linux Kernel
Fedora=30
Fedora=31
Debian=8.0
Debian=9.0
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<13.5
iOS<13.5
Apple iOS and macOS<10.15.5
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.13.0<10.13.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.14.0<10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<10.15.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2018-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2018-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2020-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-002
tvOS<13.4.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<6.2.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

    The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2019-20044.

  • What is the affected software?

    The affected software includes Apple macOS Catalina (up to version 10.15.5), Apple Mojave, and Apple High Sierra.

  • What was the issue addressed in zsh?

    The issue addressed in zsh was an authorization issue.

  • How was the issue addressed?

    The issue was addressed with improved state management.

  • Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

    More information about this vulnerability can be found at the following reference: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211170

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