VULNERABILITY

OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2016-1755)

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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2016-1755)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/23/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/29/2016
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1754.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2016-002
  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_11_4

References

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