A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to macOS High Sierra 10.13.6.
Un problema de corrupción de memoria se abordó con una gestión de memoria mejorada. Este problema afectaba a macOS High Sierra en versiones anteriores a la 10.13.6.
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Apple macOS. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of APFS. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code as the kernel.
