First published: Mon Sep 25 2017(Updated: )
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "kext tools" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that performs kext loading.
Credit: product-security@apple.com an anonymous researcher
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple Mac OS X | =10.13.0 | |
Apple macOS High Sierra | <10.13 | 10.13 |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2017-13827.
The severity of CVE-2017-13827 is critical.
macOS before 10.13 (High Sierra) is affected by CVE-2017-13827.
The "kext tools" component is involved in CVE-2017-13827.
An attacker can execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that performs kext loading.