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Re:OS X 10.10.5 kernel local privilege escalation by MagerValp on Sunday August 16, 2015 @04:33AM (#10068332)
The DYLD_PRINT_TO_FILE exploit was fixed in 10.10.5.
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Re:OS X 10.10.5 kernel local privilege escalation by pacquiao882 on Sunday August 16, 2015 @12:35PM (#10069358)
It was not fixed. There are currently no plans to fix it in 10.10.

https://blog.malwarebytes.org/mac/2015/08/dyld_print_to_file...

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Re:OS X 10.10.5 kernel local privilege escalation by MagerValp on Sunday August 16, 2015 @12:48PM (#10069401)
That article is two weeks old. 10.10.5 was released 3 days ago, and the fix is mentioned in the release notes (under dyld): https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205031
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