CVE-2019-8568

State: PUBLISHED · Published: 2019-12-18 · Updated: 2024-08-04 · Assigner: apple

Description

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

CWE

(none)

Affected

Apple / iOS — v=unspecified <iOS 12.3 [affected]
Apple / macOS — v=unspecified <macOS Mojave 10.14.5 [affected]
Apple / tvOS — v=unspecified <tvOS 12.3 [affected]
Apple / watchOS — v=unspecified <watchOS 5.2.1 [affected]

CVSS

(none)

References

https://support.apple.com/HT210118 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/HT210119 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/HT210120 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/HT210122 x_refsource_MISC

Source

cvelistV5-main/cves/2019/8xxx/CVE-2019-8568.json