CVE-2016-1720 | Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.2 IOKit memory corruption (HT205731 / EDB-39367)

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component IOKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1720. The attack needs to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.