Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- Apple macOS < 10.12.2 / iOS < 10.2 - Broken Kernel Mach Port Name uref Handling Privileged Port Name Replacement Privilege Escalation EDB-40957 · local · Dec 22, 2016 · verified
- Apple macOS 10.12 16A323 XNU Kernel / iOS 10.1.1 - 'set_dp_control_port' Lack of Locking Use-After-Free EDB-40931 · local · Dec 16, 2016 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 40957 exploit
- https://support.apple.com/HT207487
- 40931 exploit
- https://support.apple.com/HT207422
- 94905 vdb-entry
- 1037469 vdb-entry
- https://support.apple.com/HT207423