Apple macOS up to 11.0.0 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 11.0.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2020-10016. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 11.0.0 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 11/05/2020 by Alex Helie as HT211931 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-10016 since 03/02/2020. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 11.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 11.0.1

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03/02/2020 🔍
11/05/2020 +248 days 🔍
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12/09/2020 +34 days 🔍
12/13/2020 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211931
Researcher: Alex Helie
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-10016 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-10016
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-165763
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2020 09:47
Updated: 12/13/2020 22:07
Changes: 12/09/2020 09:47 (46), 12/13/2020 22:02 (1), 12/13/2020 22:07 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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