Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30938
High 7.7
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212981 x_refsource_MISC