Security News > 2019 > March > Google Discloses Unpatched 'High-Severity' Flaw in Apple macOS Kernel

2019-03-04 13:48
Cybersecurity researcher at Google's Project Zero division has publicly disclosed details and proof-of-concept exploit of a high-severity security vulnerability in macOS operating system after Apple failed to release a patch within 90 days of being notified. Discovered by Project Zero researcher Jann Horn and demonstrated by Ian Beer, the vulnerability resides in the way macOS XNU kernel
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