This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. A local user may be able to load unsigned kernel extensions.
Published 2020-10-22 19:15:16
Updated 2020-10-29 19:20:44
Source Apple Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2020-9939

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-9939

0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 13 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2020-9939

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.4
MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.4
6.4
NIST
6.4
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.5
5.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2020-9939

  • The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2020-9939

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