CVE-2019-7293 Memory corruption in iOS

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can read kernel memory due to a memory corruption issue in Apple operating systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-7293?

CVE-2019-7293 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 18 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. A local user may be able to read kernel memory.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7293?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2019-7293?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7293 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-7293 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7293 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-fg6g-6pf4-3p96.

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