Apple macOS up to 11.0.1 Kernel Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 11.0.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-29620. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 11.0.1 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Kernel. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 12/14/2020 by Csaba Fitzl as HT212011 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-29620. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges

Upgrading to version 11.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This issue was addressed with improved entitlements.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Upgrade: macOS 11.1

Timelineinfo

12/08/2020 🔍
12/14/2020 +6 days 🔍
12/14/2020 +0 days 🔍
12/15/2020 +1 days 🔍
12/18/2020 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212011
Researcher: Csaba Fitzl
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-29620 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-29620
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-166298
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/15/2020 15:01
Updated: 12/18/2020 06:46
Changes: 12/15/2020 15:01 (18), 12/15/2020 15:05 (28), 12/18/2020 06:46 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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