CVE-2017-6979: Race Condition
First published: Mon May 22 2017(Updated: )
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "IOSurface" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
Credit: product-security@apple.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Apple iPhone OS | <=10.3.1 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | <=10.12.4 | |
| Apple tvOS | <=10.2 | |
| Apple watchOS | <=3.2 |
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