Memory corruption

The IOUSBControllerUserClient::ReadRegister function in the IOUSB controller in IOUSBFamily in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows local users to read data from arbitrary kernel-memory locations by leveraging root access and providing a crafted first argument...

CVE-2014-8823

CVE-2014-8823 affects Apple OS X (pre-10.10.2) where the IOUSBControllerUserClient::ReadRegister function in the IOUSBFamily driver allows a local attacker to read arbitrary kernel memory by supplying a crafted first argument and leveraging root access. The issue stems from inadequate validation ...