Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 18, 2019· Updated Aug 4, 2024

CVE-2019-8568

Description

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS Mojavellm-fuzzy
Range: <10.14.5
Apple Inc./tvOSllm-fuzzy2 versions
<12.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <12.3
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy2 versions
<12.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <12.3
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Apple Inc./macOSv5
Range: unspecified
Apple Inc./watchOSv5
Range: unspecified

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/HT210118mitrex_refsource_MISC
support.apple.com/HT210119mitrex_refsource_MISC
support.apple.com/HT210120mitrex_refsource_MISC
support.apple.com/HT210122mitrex_refsource_MISC

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