Race condition in macOS - CVE-2018-4152

Vulnerability identifier: #VU11440

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4152

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a race condition in the Notes component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and gain system privileges.

macOS

Update to version 10.13.4.

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208692

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS