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CVE-2011-0182

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2011-03-23 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The i386_set_ldt system call in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 does not properly handle call gates, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the creation of a call gate entry.

Affected products

• macOS: through 10.6.6; 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3, 10.6.4, 10.6.5
• Apple Mac Os X Server: through 10.6.6; 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3, 10.6.4, 10.6.5

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8402
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8402
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581

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