First published: Mon Oct 07 2019(Updated: )
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Credit: product-security@apple.com Lilang Wu Moony Li TrendMicro Mobile Security Research TeamLilang Wu Moony Li TrendMicro Mobile Security Research Team
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple Mac OS X | <10.15 | |
Apple macOS Catalina | <10.15 | 10.15 |
Apple macOS Catalina | <10.15.1 | 10.15.1 |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
CVE-2019-8748 is a memory corruption issue that was addressed with improved memory handling by Apple in macOS Catalina 10.15.1.
CVE-2019-8748 has a severity rating of 7.8 (High).
Versions up to and excluding macOS Catalina 10.15.1 are affected by CVE-2019-8748.
To fix CVE-2019-8748, update your macOS to version 10.15.1 or later.
More information about CVE-2019-8748 can be found at the following references: [Support Article 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210722), [Support Article 2](https://support.apple.com/HT210634), [Support Article 3](https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210722).