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Apple Mac OS X "ptrace()" Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA37238
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Release Date:
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2009-11-06
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Popularity:
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773 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| OS: | Apple Macintosh OS X
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Mac OS X, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to a race condition within the "ptrace()" implementation, which can be exploited to cause a kernel panic.
The vulnerability is reported in version 10.5.6, 10.5.7, and 10.6.1. Other versions may also be affected.
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