CERT-In Advisory
CIAD-2019-0030
Use after free Vulnerability in Apple products (Sock Puppet)
Original Issue Date: September 03, 2019
Severity Rating: High
Software Affected
- Apple macOS Mojave 10.14.6
- Apple iOS 12.4.1
Overview
This vulnerability has been reported Apple products which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system.
Description
This use after free vulnerability exists in the XNU kernel of iOS and macOS due to improper memory management.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with system privileges on the affected systems and allowing the jailbreak of the devices.
Solution
Apply appropriate security updates as mentioned in the Apple Security Advisory
Vendor Information
Apple
https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT210548
https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT210549
References
Apple
https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT210548
https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT210549
CVE Name
CVE-2019-8605
Disclaimer
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Contact Information
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Postal address
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Government of India
Electronics Niketan
6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003
India
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