cve-2021-30916
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-08-24 18:50
Modified
2024-08-03 22:48
Severity ?
Summary
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Dec/43
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Dec/44
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212867
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212868
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212871
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212872
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT212975
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT212980
Impacted products
AppleiOS and iPadOS
AppleiOS and iPadOS
ApplemacOS
ApplemacOS
ApplemacOS
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