High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-8838
CVE-2019-8838
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3, watchOS 6.1.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra, tvOS 13.3. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <13.3
- (no CPE)range: <=13.3
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <13.3
- (no CPE)range: <=13.3
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <6.1.1
- (no CPE)range: <=6.1.1
- Range: <=2019-002
<=10.15.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=10.15.2
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: <=13.3
- Range: unspecified
Patches
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References
4- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210785nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210789nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210790nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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