Apple iOS Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability (CVE-2016-1757)

Apple iOS Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability (CVE-2016-1757)
Apple iOS Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability (CVE-2016-1757)

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Affected Systems:

Apple iOS <9.3

Description:

CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2016-1757

IOS is an operating system developed by Apple for mobile devices. It supports iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Apple TV.

In versions earlier than iOS 9.3, a new process creates a race condition security vulnerability in the Kernel implementation. You can grant the kernel permission to execute arbitrary code.

<* Source: Ian Beer

Link: https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT206166
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Suggestion:

Vendor patch:

Apple
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Apple has released a Security Bulletin (HT206166) for this purpose and the corresponding patch:
HT206166: About the security content of iOS 9.3
Link: https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT206166

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