CVE-2015-5882 Information

Description

The processor_set_tasks API implementation in Apple iOS before 9 allows local users to bypass an entitlement protection mechanism and obtain access to the task ports of arbitrary processes by leveraging root privileges.

Reference

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76764 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609 https://support.apple.com/HT205212 https://support.apple.com/HT205213 https://support.apple.com/HT205267