Use-after-free in macOS - CVE-2020-9795

 

Use-after-free in macOS - CVE-2020-9795

Published: May 29, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28355
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9795
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Kernel. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system with kernel privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Affected software

macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2020-9795

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 10.15.5 19F96

External References

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