About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.2.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental Update, and macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2021-002

: June 7, 2024
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About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.2.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.7

About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.2.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.7

Supplemental Update, and macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2021-002

This document describes the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.2.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental Update, and macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2021-002.

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macOS Big Sur 11.2.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental Update*, macOS

Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2021-002

Released February 9, 2021

Intel Graphics Driver

Available for: macOS Big Sur 11.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.7

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation.

CVE-2021-1805: ABC Research s.r.o. working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Intel Graphics Driver

Available for: macOS Big Sur 11.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.7

Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation.

CVE-2021-1806: ABC Research s.r.o. working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

Sudo

Available for: macOS Big Sur 11.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.7, macOS Mojave 10.14.6

Impact: A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges

Description: This issue was addressed by updating to sudo version 1.9.5p2.

CVE-2021-3156: Qualys

After installing this update, the build number for macOS Catalina 10.15.7 is 19H524.

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Published Date: February 09, 2021