Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30851
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.4% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.4%top 15.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in Safari 15, tvOS 15, watchOS 8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.34.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1777 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.34.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1777 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.34.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1777 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.34.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1777 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | webkit2gtk | 2.34.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30851 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.34.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30851 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.34.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30851 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.34.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30851 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | 2.34.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30851 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.34.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30851 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.34.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30851 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 0:2.34.6-1.el8 | RLSA-2022:1777 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30851 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30851 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.34.0-1ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30851 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30851 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212816 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212869 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- DSA-4995 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- DSA-4996 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- [oss-security] 20211031 Re: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2021-0006 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- FEDORA-2021-131360fa9a vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-483d896d1d vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA