CVE-2019-8790
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 29 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
This issue was addresses by updating incorrect URLSession file descriptors management logic to match Swift 5.0. This issue is fixed in Swift 5.1.1 for Ubuntu. Incorrect management of file descriptors in URLSession could lead to inadvertent data disclosure.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 2.1–7.8
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affected products (3)
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references (9)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8790cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154839/Apple-Security-Advisory-2019-10-11-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT210647cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210647cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/zh-cn/HT210647Patchcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.3838/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerability-in-ubuntu-affects-ibm-workload-scheduler-9-5/cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210647enisa_euvd
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