PT-2021-18985 · Apple · Apple Macos+3

Xinru Chi · Published 2021-08-24 · Updated 2021-12-29 · CVE-2021-30938

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.7

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 12.1 macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.6.2 Security Update versions prior to 2021-008 Catalina

Description A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory due to an issue that has been addressed with improved checks.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 12.1, update to macOS Monterey 12.1 or later. For macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.6.2, update to macOS Big Sur 11.6.2 or later. For Security Update versions prior to 2021-008 Catalina, apply Security Update 2021-008 Catalina or later.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-30938

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Security Update

Macos Big Sur

Macos Monterey

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30938 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-30938 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212981 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102876 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102874 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-30938 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 · Note