CVE-2020-9901

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-9901
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-10-22 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-01-09 16:41:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved path sanitization. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Ipados All All All All
Operating System Apple Ipad Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Ipad Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Tvos All All All All
Operating System Apple Tvos All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
tvOS 13.4.8'in güvenlik içeriği hakkında - Apple Destek MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of macOS Catalina 10.15.6, Security Update 2020-004 Mojave, Security Update 2020-004 High Sierra - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
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