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Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Apple - Multiple Products · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2022-05-23. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.

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CVE-2021-30883

HighCVSS 7.8KEV
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A memory corruption issue in Apple systems, fixed in iOS 15.0.2 and iPadOS 15.0.2, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1, tvOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, and macOS Big Sur 11.6.1, may allow an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of active exploitation.

Risk Assessment

A malicious application could gain full control of the system, potentially leading to data theft or installation of persistent malware.

Recommendation

Update the operating system to a version containing the fix to mitigate the vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.0.2 and iPadOS 15.0.2, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1, tvOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

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