CVE-2011-0182: Apple Mac OS X

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: up to and including 10.6.6; version 10.6.0 only; version 10.6.1 only; version 10.6.2 only; version 10.6.3 only; version 10.6.4 only; …
• Apple Mac OS X Server: up to and including 10.6.6; version 10.6.0 only; version 10.6.1 only; version 10.6.2 only; version 10.6.3 only; version 10.6.4 only; …

Published 2011-03-23. Last modified 2026-06-16.