CVE-2020-9804 Denial of service in macOS
A logic issue in macOS allows a malicious USB device to cause a kernel panic, resulting in a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-9804?
CVE-2020-9804 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 9 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. Inserting a USB device that sends invalid messages may cause a kernel panic.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9804?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9804?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9804 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-9804 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9804 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pcgx-rfp4-vxcw.