Security Update 2015-003: what is it

App Store is presenting Security Update 2015-003 1.0 for installing.
Any one know what it is about ?

Howdy,
As per:
About Security Update 2015-003 - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204563
Security Update 2015-003
iCloud Keychain
Available for: OS X Yosemite v10.10.2
Impact: An attacker with a privileged network position may be able to execute arbitrary code
Description: Multiple buffer overflows existed in the handling of data during iCloud Keychain recovery. These issues were addressed through improved bounds checking.
CVE-ID
CVE-2015-1065 : Andrey Belenko of NowSecure
IOSurface
Available for: OS X Yosemite v10.10.2
Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges
Description: A type confusion issue existed in IOSurface's handling of serialized objects. The issue was addressed through additional type checking.
CVE-ID
CVE-2015-1061 : Ian Beer of Google Project Zero
Note: Security Update 2015-003 includes the content of Security Update 2015-002
Thanks,  
Daniel Feldman
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