securitybreach Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Another root hole in OS X. We know it, you know it, the bad people know it – and no patch exists. Be careful what you run If you're using OS X Yosemite, watch out for malware exploiting a new way to take complete control of your Mac. A vulnerability has been found in Apple's operating system that allows ordinary software on the computer to gain all-powerful root privileges, allowing dodgy apps to install new programs, create users, delete users, trash the system, and so on, without the owner's permission. Someone who describes themselves on Twitter as an 18-year-old Italian called Luca Todesco has this week pointed out details of the flaw, example code to exploit it, and software to mitigate it. The vulnerability exists in OS X from version 10.9.5 to 10.10.5, the latest official build of Apple's operating system. OS X El Capitan, aka OS X 10.11, which is in public beta, does not suffer from the same programming blunder..... http://www.theregist..._os_x_yosemi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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