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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.1 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component kext tools. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
kext tools in Apple OS X before 10.11.2 mishandles kernel-extension loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was shared 12/08/2015 by Jeonghoon Shin (beist) with Apple as HT205637 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-7052 since 09/16/2015. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:
A validation issue existed during the loading of kernel extensions. This issue was addressed through additional verification.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87314 (Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c.
Upgrading to version 10.11.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (87314). The entries 79541, 79545, 79546 and 79547 are related to this item.
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 87314
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 December-15
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.2
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT205637
Researcher: Jeonghoon Shin (beist)
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7052 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034344
Vulnerability Center: 55092 - Apple MacOS X <10.11.2 Local Code Execution Vulnerability in Kext Tools, High
SecurityFocus: 78721 - Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2015-12-08-3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 12/09/2015 14:05Updated: 06/29/2022 14:50
Changes: 12/09/2015 14:05 (63), 06/26/2018 09:06 (16), 06/29/2022 14:49 (3), 06/29/2022 14:50 (1)
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