CVE-2019-8522: Medium severity macos mojave vulnerability
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. An encrypted volume may be unmounted and remounted by a different user without prompting for the password.
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DiskArbitration. A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
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Affected Software
Event History
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2019-6203
- CVE-2019-8531
- CVE-2019-8538
- CVE-2019-8534
- CVE-2019-8555
- CVE-2019-6239
- CVE-2019-8516
- CVE-2019-8552
- CVE-2019-8511
- CVE-2019-8542
- CVE-2019-8522
- CVE-2019-8550
- CVE-2019-8777
- CVE-2019-8565
- CVE-2019-8521
- CVE-2019-8906
- CVE-2019-8519
- CVE-2019-8533
- CVE-2019-8545
- CVE-2019-8504
- CVE-2019-8529
- CVE-2018-4448
- CVE-2019-5608
- CVE-2019-8527
- CVE-2019-8528
- CVE-2019-8508
- CVE-2019-8514
- CVE-2019-8540
- CVE-2019-7293
- CVE-2019-6207
- CVE-2019-8510
- CVE-2019-8547
- CVE-2019-8525
- CVE-2018-4433
- CVE-2019-8642
- CVE-2019-8645
- CVE-2019-8546
- CVE-2019-8579
- CVE-2019-8537
- CVE-2019-8561
- CVE-2018-12015
- CVE-2018-18311
- CVE-2018-18313
- CVE-2019-8549
- CVE-2019-8507
- CVE-2019-8618
- CVE-2019-8526
- CVE-2019-8520
- CVE-2019-8502
- CVE-2019-8513
- CVE-2019-8569
- CVE-2019-8517
- CVE-2019-8564
- CVE-2019-8612
- CVE-2019-8567
- CVE-2019-6238
- CVE-2019-8530
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?
The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2019-8522.
What is the severity of CVE-2019-8522?
The severity of CVE-2019-8522 is medium, with a severity value of 5.5.
What is the affected software for CVE-2019-8522?
The affected software for CVE-2019-8522 is Apple Mac OS X, Apple macOS Mojave (up to version 10.14.4), Apple High Sierra, and Apple Sierra.
How does CVE-2019-8522 impact the system?
CVE-2019-8522 allows an encrypted volume to be unmounted and remounted by a different user without prompting for the password.
How can CVE-2019-8522 be fixed?
CVE-2019-8522 can be fixed by updating the system to macOS Mojave 10.14.4 or later.