Description
An issue in the handling of environment variables was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – < 12.5, unspecified – < 11.6, unspecified – < 2022 | 12.5 |
Advisories 1
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