First published: Mon May 13 2019(Updated: )
Intel Graphics Driver. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
Credit: Lilang Wu Moony Li Trend Micro Mobile Security Research Team working with Trend Micro product-security@apple.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple Mac OS X | <10.14.5 | |
Apple macOS Mojave | <10.14.5 | 10.14.5 |
Apple High Sierra | ||
Apple Sierra |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
CVE-2019-8616 is a memory corruption issue in the Intel Graphics Driver that allows an application to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
CVE-2019-8616 has a severity rating of 7.8 (high).
CVE-2019-8616 is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5, so if you are running this version, you are not affected.
Yes, older versions of macOS, such as High Sierra and Sierra, may be affected by CVE-2019-8616.
The recommended remedy for CVE-2019-8616 is to update to macOS Mojave 10.14.5 or later.