CVE-2015-5882

The processorsettasks API implementation in Apple iOS before 9 allows local users to bypass an entitlement protection mechanism and obtain access to the task ports of arbitrary processes by leveraging root privileges...

CVE-2015-5882

CVE-2015-5882 relates to the Mac OS X kernel (XNU) and affects the processor_set_tasks path. The issue allowed a root-privileged process using processor_set_tasks to retrieve the task ports of other processes, bypassing entitlement protections. The vulnerability is addressed by adding entitlement...