Apple · Apple Macos · CVE-2016-4678
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
macOS versions prior to 10.12.1
**Description**
The issue involves the `AppleSMC` component and allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors. It is related to errors in pointer dereferencing.
**Recommendations**
For versions prior to 10.12.1, update to version 10.12.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the `AppleSMC` component until a patch is available.