CVE-2016-7609

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.12.2

Description The issue is related to the AppleGraphicsPowerManagement component and involves errors in pointer dereferencing. Exploitation of this issue can allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.12.2, update to version 10.12.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the AppleGraphicsPowerManagement component to minimize the risk of exploitation.