macOS XNU - Missing Locking in checkdirs_callback() Enables Race with fchdir_common() Exploit

On macOS, when a new mount point is created, the kernel uses checkdirs to, as a comment above the function explains: "Scan all active processes to see if any of them have a current or root directory onto which the new filesystem has just been mounted. If so, replace them with the new mount point....

XNU Missing Locking Race Condition

XNU: missing locking in checkdirscallback enables race with fchdircommon On macOS, when a new mount point is created, the kernel uses checkdirs to, as a comment above the function explains: "Scan all active processes to see if any of them have a current or root directory onto which the new...

macOS XNU - Missing Locking in checkdirs_callback() Enables Race with fchdir_common()

macOS XNU - Missing Locking in checkdirscallback Enables Race with fchdircommon On macOS, when a new mount point is created, the kernel uses checkdirs to, as a comment above the function explains: "Scan all active processes to see if any of them have a current or root directory onto which the new...

macOS XNU - Missing Locking in checkdirs_callback() Enables Race with fchdir_common()

On macOS, when a new mount point is created, the kernel uses checkdirs to, as a comment above the function explains: "Scan all active processes to see if any of them have a current or root directory onto which the new filesystem has just been mounted. If so, replace them with the new mount point....