cve-2019-8526
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-12-18 17:33
Modified
2024-08-04 21:17
Severity ?
Summary
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT209600Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT209600Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2023-04-17

Due date: 2023-05-08

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209600; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8526

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