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OS X update for PackageKit (CVE-2024-44178)

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OS X update for PackageKit (CVE-2024-44178)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/17/2024
Created
11/01/2024
Added
10/31/2024
Modified
10/31/2024

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7, macOS Sonoma 14.7, macOS Sequoia 15. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-13_7
  • apple-osx-upgrade-14_7
  • apple-osx-upgrade-15

References

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