CVE-2009-2835 Information

Description

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 does not properly handle task state segments which allows local users to gain privileges cause a denial of service (system crash) or obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Reference

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184