CVE-2020-9990: Race Condition

Published Jul 15, 2020
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Updated

Intel Graphics Driver. A race condition was addressed with additional validation.

Other sources

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Credit

ABC Research s.r.l.(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), ABC Research s.r.o.(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative)

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
apple macOS Catalina<10.15.6
10.15.6
apple Mojave
apple High Sierra
Apple iOS and macOS<10.5.6

Event History

Oct 22, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:06 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:06 PM
DescriptionWeakness

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this Intel Graphics Driver vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2020-9990.

2

What is the title of this Intel Graphics Driver vulnerability?

The title of this vulnerability is 'A race condition was addressed with additional validation'.

3

What is the description of this Intel Graphics Driver vulnerability?

The description of this vulnerability is 'Intel Graphics Driver. A race condition was addressed with additional validation'.

4

Which software versions are affected by this Intel Graphics Driver vulnerability?

The affected software versions are macOS Catalina 10.15.6, Apple Mojave, and Apple High Sierra.

5

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID associated with this Intel Graphics Driver vulnerability?

The CWE ID associated with this vulnerability is 362.

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