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OS X update for APFS (CVE-2024-40783)

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OS X update for APFS (CVE-2024-40783)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/29/2024
Created
07/31/2024
Added
07/31/2024
Modified
08/01/2024

Description

The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-12_7_6
  • apple-osx-upgrade-13_6_8
  • apple-osx-upgrade-14_6

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