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CVE-2021-30858

CVE-2021-30858HIGH

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    8.8   .1338   96.3   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions       Fixed
  macOS    unspecified –  —
  iOS      unspecified –  —

TIMELINE
  Apr 13  Reserved by apple
  Aug 24  Published (CNA: apple)
  Nov 3   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2021-11-17

CWE-416 · CNA: apple · CVSS v3.1 · 19 references · KEV due November 17, 2021

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
April 13, 2021	Reserved	Reserved by apple
August 24, 2021	Published	Published (CNA: apple)
November 3, 2021	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2021-11-17

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Apple	macOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	iOS	—	unspecified	—

Weaknesses

CWE-416

References (19)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/25 [mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/27 [mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/29 [mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/38 [mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/39 [mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/50 [mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/20/1 [mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/26/9 [mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/1 [mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/2 [mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/4 [mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BO6DMTHZR57JDBOXPSNR2MKDMCRWV265/ [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XYNV7ASK4LQVAUMJXNXBS3Z7RVDQ2N3W/ [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804 [x_refsource_MISC]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807 [x_refsource_MISC]
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212824 [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-30858 [government-resource]
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4975 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN]
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4976 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN]

Authoritative record: CVE-2021-30858 at cve.org

Vendors: apple

Weaknesses: CWE-416

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