CVE-2020-27904 (GCVE-0-2020-27904)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-12-08 20:07
Modified
2024-08-04 16:25
Severity ?
CWE
  • An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Summary
A logic issue existed resulting in memory corruption. This was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 11.0
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