cve-2021-30983
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-08-24 18:51
Modified
2024-08-03 22:48
Severity
Summary
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References
SourceURLTags
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
VendorProduct
AppleiOS and iPadOS
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2022-06-27

Due date: 2022-07-18

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

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