Mac EFI: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Console/Physical

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2015.2657
          APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-6 Mac EFI Security Update 2015-002
                              22 October 2015

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Mac EFI
Publisher:         Apple
Operating System:  OS X
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Console/Physical
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2015-7035  

Original Bulletin: 
   https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204934

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APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-6 Mac EFI Security Update 2015-002

Mac EFI Security Update 2015-002 is now available and addresses the
following:

EFI
Available for:  OS X Mavericks v10.9.5
Impact:  An attacker can exercise unused EFI functions
Description:  An issue existed with EFI argument handling. This was
addressed by removing the affected functions.
CVE-ID
CVE-2015-7035 : Corey Kallenberg, Xeno Kovah, John Butterworth, and
Sam Cornwell of The MITRE Corporation, coordinated via CERT

Installation note:

Mac EFI Security Update 2015-002 may be obtained from
the Mac App Store.

Information will also be posted to the Apple Security Updates
web site: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

This message is signed with Apple's Product Security PGP key,
and details are available at:
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