#xpc services

Latest OS X security updates fix ‘Rootpipe’ vulnerability

One recent security flaw in Apple’s Mac OS platform that gained some press recently was the Rootpipe vulnerability, where security researcher Emil Kvarnhammer found a method of hacking a Macthat could bypass OS X’s security and allow the hacker to gain full administrative control of the system. This issue, which took advantage of faulty entitlements for XPC processes (small tools launched on the…