Vulnerability · Published Oct 19, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30848
High 7.8
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 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 30.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, Safari 15, 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 | 2.32.4-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-30848 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.32.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30848 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.32.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30848 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.32.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30848 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | 2.32.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30848 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.32.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30848 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.32.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30848 |
| 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-2021-30848 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30848 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30848 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 14.8 |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 15 |
| Apple | Safari | unspecified – before 15 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212816 x_refsource_MISC
- [oss-security] 20211026 WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2021-0006 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [oss-security] 20211027 Re: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2021-0006 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [oss-security] 20211027 Re: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2021-0006 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- 20211027 APPLE-SA-2021-10-26-8 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2021-09-20-5 Safari 15 mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC
- 20211027 APPLE-SA-2021-10-26-9 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2021-09-20-1 iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC
- [oss-security] 20211027 Re: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2021-0006 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212869 x_refsource_CONFIRM