PatchTheCVEdarwin kernel vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting darwin kernel, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 3 tracked.
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darwin kernel has 3 tracked vulnerabilities, 0 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 0. Most recent: 2006-11-10. Highest priority: CVE-2006-5710 (score 56/100).
- CVE-2006-5836 HIGH 7.2 MITIGATE The fpathconf syscall function in bsd/kern/kern_descrip.c in the Darwin kernel (XNU) 8.8.1 in Apple Mac OS X a
- CVE-2006-5710 HIGH 7.5 MITIGATE MITIGATE The Airport driver for certain Orinoco based Airport cards in Darwin kernel 8.8.0 in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8, an
- CVE-2005-0975 LOW 2.1 MITIGATE MITIGATE Integer signedness error in the parse_machfile function in the mach-o loader (mach_loader.c) for the Darwin Ke
FAQ
How do I fix darwin kernel vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is darwin kernel being exploited right now?
None of the tracked darwin kernel CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which darwin kernel CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2006-5710 currently ranks highest (56/100): The Airport driver for certain Orinoco based Airport cards in Darwin kernel 8.8.0 in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8, an.