A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, Security Update 2021-004 Mojave. An issue with path validation logic for hardlinks was addressed with improved path sanitization.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.0 (including) | 10.14.5 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6 (including) | 10.14.6 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-001 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-001 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-002 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-002 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-004 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-004 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-005 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-005 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-006 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-006 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-007 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-007 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-001 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-001 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-002 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-002 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-003 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-003 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-004 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-004 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-005 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-005 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-006 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-006 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-007 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-007 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2021-001 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2021-001 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2021-002 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2021-002 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2021-003 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2021-003 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-supplemental_update (including) | 10.14.6-supplemental_update (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-supplemental_update_2 (including) | 10.14.6-supplemental_update_2 (including) |
| Macos | Apple | 11.0.1 (including) | 11.4 (excluding) |