CVE-2019-8606: A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave…

PriorityP428high7CVSS 3.1

AVLACHPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.20%

10.3th percentile

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5. A local user may be able to load unsigned kernel extensions.

Affected

3 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
apple	mac_os_x	< 10.14.5	10.14.5
apple	macos	>= unspecified < macOS Mojave 10.14.5	macOS Mojave 10.14.5
apple	macos_mojave_10.14.5_security_update_2019-003_high_sierra_security_update_2019-0	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.0HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.06.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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