Race condition in macOS - CVE-2018-4228
Published: June 4, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13149
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-2018-4228
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to race condition in the IOFireWireAVC component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
macOS
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4228
Update to version 10.13.4.
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components - update to 12.0.3.16