PT-2015-3114 · Apple · Os X

Published 2015-12-11 · Updated 2017-09-13 · CVE-2015-7052

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.2

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control to certain functions in the Mac OS X operating system kernel. It allows a local attacker to exploit the weakness and potentially gain elevated privileges. The problem is specifically tied to how kernel extensions are loaded, which can be mishandled by kext tools.

Recommendations For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.2, update to version 10.11.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to kernel-extension loading mechanisms to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00324

CVE-2015-7052

Affected Products

Os X

References · 5

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7052 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00324 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT205637 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034344 · Note