PT-2021-13568 · Apple · Apple Macos

Pan Zhenpeng + 1 · Published 2021-02-01 · Updated 2021-04-09 · CVE-2021-1779

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: macOS versions prior to 11.2 Security Update versions prior to 2021-001 Catalina Security Update versions prior to 2021-001 Mojave

Description: A logic error in kext loading was addressed with improved state handling, which may allow an application to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Recommendations: For macOS versions prior to 11.2, update to macOS Big Sur 11.2 or later. For Security Update versions prior to 2021-001 Catalina, apply Security Update 2021-001 Catalina or later. For Security Update versions prior to 2021-001 Mojave, apply Security Update 2021-001 Mojave or later.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-1779

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1779 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1779 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-1779 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/103124 · Note