CVE-2020-9939 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. A local user may be able to load unsigned kernel extensions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple	Mac Os X

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2020-10-22T18:06:00

Updated: 2024-08-04T10:50:56.230Z

Reserved: 2020-03-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-9939

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-22T19:15:15.527

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:41:33.870

Link: CVE-2020-9939

Redhat

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