First published: Mon May 18 2020(Updated: )
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple tvOS | <13.4.5 | 13.4.5 |
Apple watchOS | <6.2.5 | 6.2.5 |
Apple iOS | <13.5 | 13.5 |
Apple iPadOS | <13.5 | 13.5 |
Apple iPadOS | <13.5 | |
Apple iPhone OS | <13.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X | <10.15.5 | |
Apple tvOS | <13.4.5 | |
Apple watchOS | <6.2.5 | |
Apple macOS Catalina | <10.15.5 | 10.15.5 |
Apple Mojave | ||
Apple High Sierra |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
CVE-2020-9821 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the Kernel that was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2020-9821 affects Apple watchOS 6.2.5, Apple macOS Catalina 10.15.5, Apple iOS 13.5, Apple iPadOS 13.5, and Apple tvOS 13.4.5.
Yes, the remedy for CVE-2020-9821 is to update to the specified versions of the affected software.
More information about CVE-2020-9821 can be found on the Apple support website.