VULNERABILITY

OS X update for PackageKit (CVE-2024-44305)

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OS X update for PackageKit (CVE-2024-44305)

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/21/2025
Created
03/22/2025
Added
03/21/2025
Modified
03/24/2025

Description

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-14_6

References

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