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CVE-2020-9964 (GCVE-0-2020-9964)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-16 16:55 – Updated: 2024-08-04 10:50
VLAI
Summary
A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A local user may be able to read kernel memory.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • A local user may be able to read kernel memory
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT211850 x_refsource_MISC
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple iOS Affected: unspecified , < iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0 (custom)
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