VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-30837
An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.69%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, tvOS 15. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.69% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/tvos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/62Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/63Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/62Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/63Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.