vulnerability
OS X update for IOKit (CVE-2019-8606)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 14, 2019 | May 14, 2019 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 14, 2019
Added
May 14, 2019
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5. A local user may be able to load unsigned kernel extensions.
Solutions
apple-osx-security-update-2019-003-high-sierraapple-osx-upgrade-10_14_5
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