CVE-2019-8748: High severity macos catalina vulnerability

Published Oct 7, 2019
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Updated

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Other sources

AMD. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Credit

Lilang Wu, Moony Li(TrendMicro Mobile Security Research Team)

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
apple macOS Catalina<10.15
10.15
apple macOS Catalina<10.15.1
10.15.1
Apple iOS and macOS<10.15

Event History

Dec 18, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:33 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:33 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-8748?

CVE-2019-8748 is a memory corruption issue that was addressed with improved memory handling by Apple in macOS Catalina 10.15.1.

2

How severe is CVE-2019-8748?

CVE-2019-8748 has a severity rating of 7.8 (High).

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2019-8748?

Versions up to and excluding macOS Catalina 10.15.1 are affected by CVE-2019-8748.

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-8748?

To fix CVE-2019-8748, update your macOS to version 10.15.1 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-8748?

More information about CVE-2019-8748 can be found at the following references: [Support Article 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210722), [Support Article 2](https://support.apple.com/HT210634), [Support Article 3](https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210722).

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