Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 14.1 Kernel information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 14.1. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-9974. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 14.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was released 11/05/2020 by Tommy Muir as HT211929 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9974. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:

A malicious application may be able to determine kernel memory layout

Upgrading to version 14.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 14.2

Timelineinfo

03/02/2020 🔍
11/05/2020 +248 days 🔍
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11/06/2020 +1 days 🔍
12/02/2020 +26 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211929
Researcher: Tommy Muir
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9974 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9974
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-164381
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 11/06/2020 08:30
Updated: 12/02/2020 20:10
Changes: 11/06/2020 08:30 (3), 11/06/2020 08:31 (15), 11/06/2020 08:34 (29), 12/02/2020 20:10 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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