CVE-2019-5608: Critical severity tvos vulnerability

Published Mar 25, 2019
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Updated

In FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE before r350648, 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p9, 11.3-STABLE before r350650, 11.3-RELEASE before 11.3-RELEASE-p2, and 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p13, the ICMPv6 input path incorrectly handles cases where an MLDv2 listener query packet is internally fragmented across multiple mbufs. A remote attacker may be able to cause an out-of-bounds read or write that may cause the kernel to attempt to access an unmapped page and subsequently panic.

Other sources

Kernel. A memory corruption issue existed in the handling of IPv6 packets. This issue was addressed with improved memory management.

Credit

Apple

Affected Software

31 affected componentsFixes available
Apple tvOS<12.2
12.2
Apple macOS Mojave<10.14.4
10.14.4
Apple High Sierra
Apple Sierra
Apple WatchOS<5.2
5.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p10
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p11
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p12
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p13
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p2
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p3
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p4
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p6
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p7
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p8
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p9
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.3
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.3
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.3-p1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.3-p2
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.3-p3
FreeBSD FreeBSD=12.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD=12.0-p1
FreeBSD FreeBSD=12.0-p3
FreeBSD FreeBSD=12.0-p4
FreeBSD FreeBSD=12.0-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD=12.0-p8
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP
Apple iOS<12.2
12.2

Event History

Aug 29, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:54 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:54 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-5608?

CVE-2019-5608 is a memory corruption issue in the handling of IPv6 packets in the kernel.

2

What software versions are affected by CVE-2019-5608?

Apple macOS Mojave up to version 10.14.4, Apple High Sierra, and Apple Sierra are affected by CVE-2019-5608.

3

How was CVE-2019-5608 addressed?

CVE-2019-5608 was addressed with improved memory management.

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-5608?

To fix CVE-2019-5608, make sure you have updated your operating system to the latest version provided by Apple.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-5608?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-5608 on the Apple support website.

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