CVE-2011-0182 Information

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.

Reference

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