cve-2021-30837
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-10-19 13:11
Modified
2024-08-03 22:48
Severity
Summary
A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, tvOS 15. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References
SourceURLTags
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/62Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/63Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
VendorProduct
AppleiOS and iPadOS
AppletvOS
ApplewatchOS
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