vulnerability

OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2018-4241)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 4, 2018
Added
Jun 4, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.4 is affected. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. tvOS before 11.4 is affected. watchOS before 4.3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. A buffer overflow in mptcp_usr_connectx allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Solution

apple-osx-upgrade-10_13_5
Title
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