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Advisory Published
CVE Published
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CVE-2020-9978

First published: Wed Sep 16 2020(Updated: )

HomeKit. This issue was addressed with improved setting propagation.

Credit: Luyi Xing Dongfang Zhao Xia Indiana University BloomingtonYan Jia Xidian UniversityUniversity Chinese Academy of SciencesBin Yuan HuaZhong University of ScienceTechnology product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<11.0.1
11.0.1
tvOS<14.0
14.0
Apple macOS<11.1
11.1
macOS Catalina
macOS Mojave
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<14.0
iOS<14.0
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.14<10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<10.15.7
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_2019-006
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
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-supplemental_update
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-supplemental_update_2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-supplemental_update
Apple iOS and macOS>=11.0<11.1.0
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<7.0
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<14.0
14.0
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<14.0
14.0
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<7.0
7.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2020-9978?

    CVE-2020-9978 is a vulnerability related to HomeKit that has been addressed with improved setting propagation.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-9978?

    CVE-2020-9978 affects tvOS up to version 14.0, iOS up to version 14.0, iPadOS up to version 14.0, watchOS up to version 7.0, and macOS Big Sur up to version 11.1.

  • What is the remedy for CVE-2020-9978?

    The remedy for CVE-2020-9978 is to update the affected software to the specified versions: tvOS 14.0, iOS 14.0, iPadOS 14.0, watchOS 7.0, and macOS Big Sur 11.1.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-9978?

    You can find more information about CVE-2020-9978 on the Apple support page: [Link 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843), [Link 2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211844), and [Link 3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850).

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