VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2011-3216

low
Published 2011-10-14 · Modified 2026-04-29
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CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
2.1

Description

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.2 does not properly implement the sticky bit for directories, which might allow local users to bypass intended permissions and delete files via an unlink system call.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact
macos macOS Affected 68 releases
VersionStatusFixed in
10.7.0 Affected —
10.6.8 Affected —
10.6.7 Affected —
10.6.6 Affected —
10.6.5 Affected —
10.6.4 Affected —
10.6.3 Affected —
10.6.2 Affected —
10.6.1 Affected —
10.6.0 Affected —
10.5.8 Affected —
10.5.7 Affected —
10.5.6 Affected —
10.5.5 Affected —
10.5.4 Affected —
10.5.3 Affected —
10.5.2 Affected —
10.5.1 Affected —
10.5.0 Affected —
10.5 Affected —
10.4.11 Affected —
10.4.10 Affected —
10.4.9 Affected —
10.4.8 Affected —
10.4.7 Affected —
10.4.6 Affected —
10.4.5 Affected —
10.4.4 Affected —
10.4.3 Affected —
10.4.2 Affected —
10.4.1 Affected —
10.4.0 Affected —
10.4 Affected —
10.3.9 Affected —
10.3.8 Affected —
10.3.7 Affected —
10.3.6 Affected —
10.3.5 Affected —
10.3.4 Affected —
10.3.3 Affected —
10.3.2 Affected —
10.3.1 Affected —
10.3.0 Affected —
10.3 Affected —
10.2.8 Affected —
10.2.7 Affected —
10.2.6 Affected —
10.2.5 Affected —
10.2.4 Affected —
10.2.3 Affected —
10.2.2 Affected —
10.2.1 Affected —
10.2.0 Affected —
10.2 Affected —
10.1.5 Affected —
10.1.4 Affected —
10.1.3 Affected —
10.1.2 Affected —
10.1.1 Affected —
10.1.0 Affected —
10.1 Affected —
10.0.4 Affected —
10.0.3 Affected —
10.0.2 Affected —
10.0.1 Affected —
10.0.0 Affected —
10.0 Affected —
— Affected —

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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