First published: Wed Apr 23 2014(Updated: )
The kernel in Apple OS X through 10.9.2 places a kernel pointer into an XNU object data structure accessible from user space, which makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by reading an unspecified attribute of the object.
Credit: product-security@apple.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple Mac OS X | <=10.9.2 | |
Apple Mac OS X | =10.9 | |
Apple Mac OS X | =10.9.1 |
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