CVE-2019-8781: High severity apple macOS Catalina vulnerability
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Other sources
Kernel. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.
Credit
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
macOS Catalinato a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 10.15
Event History
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2019-8748
- CVE-2019-11041
- CVE-2019-11042
- CVE-2019-8706
- CVE-2019-8850
- CVE-2019-8774
- CVE-2019-8753
- CVE-2019-8705
- CVE-2019-8592
- CVE-2019-8741
- CVE-2019-8825
- CVE-2019-8757
- CVE-2019-8736
- CVE-2019-8767
- CVE-2019-8737
- CVE-2019-8776
- CVE-2019-8509
- CVE-2019-8746
- CVE-2018-12152
- CVE-2018-12153
- CVE-2018-12154
- CVE-2019-8759
- CVE-2019-8758
- CVE-2019-8755
- CVE-2019-8703
- CVE-2019-8809
- CVE-2019-8744
- CVE-2019-8717
- CVE-2019-8709
- CVE-2019-8781
- CVE-2019-8749
- CVE-2019-8756
- CVE-2019-8750
- CVE-2019-8799
- CVE-2019-8826
- CVE-2019-8730
- CVE-2019-8772
- CVE-2019-8708
- CVE-2019-8715
- CVE-2019-8855
- CVE-2019-8770
- CVE-2019-8701
- CVE-2019-8761
- CVE-2019-8745
- CVE-2019-8831
- CVE-2019-8769
- CVE-2019-8768
- CVE-2019-8854
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2019-8781?
The severity of CVE-2019-8781 is critical with a score of 7.8.
How does CVE-2019-8781 affect macOS Catalina?
CVE-2019-8781 affects macOS Catalina version 10.15 and below.
What is the impact of CVE-2019-8781?
CVE-2019-8781 could allow an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Is CVE-2019-8781 fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15?
Yes, CVE-2019-8781 is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.
How can I fix CVE-2019-8781?
To fix CVE-2019-8781, update your macOS to version 10.15 or later.