Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 18, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-8540
CVE-2019-8540
Description
A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. A malicious application may be able to determine kernel memory layout.
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Affected products
12unspecified+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- (no CPE)range: before 10.14.4
unspecified+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- (no CPE)range: before 12.2
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <12.2
unspecified+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- (no CPE)range: before 5.2
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.2
before 12.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: before 12.2
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Patches
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References
4- support.apple.com/HT209599nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/HT209600nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/HT209601nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/HT209602nvdVendor Advisory
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