CVE-2020-9830: Critical severity macos catalina vulnerability

Published May 20, 2020
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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. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Other sources

Wi-Fi. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

Credit

Tielei Wang(Pangu Lab)

Affected Software

32 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Catalina<10.15.5
10.15.5
Apple Mojave
Apple High Sierra
Apple iOS<13.5
13.5
Apple iPadOS<13.5
13.5
Apple iPadOS<13.5
Apple iPhone OS<13.5
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.13<10.13.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.14<10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<10.15.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2018-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2018-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2020-002
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_2019-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-005
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

Event History

Jun 9, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:14 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:14 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2020-9830.

2

What is the title of the vulnerability?

The title of the vulnerability is Wi-Fi. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

3

What is the affected software?

The affected software includes macOS Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, iOS, and iPadOS.

4

What is the severity of CVE-2020-9830?

The severity of CVE-2020-9830 is not provided in the information provided.

5

How do I fix CVE-2020-9830?

To fix CVE-2020-9830, update your software to the latest version provided by Apple.

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