High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 24, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-30909
CVE-2021-30909
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1, tvOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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Affected products
26cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <14.8.1
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 15.1, 14.8.1
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <14.8.1
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.15.7
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-003:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-004:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-005:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-006:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=11.0,<11.6.1
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: Monterey 12.0.1, Big Sur 11.6.1
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <15.1
- (no CPE)range: 15.1
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <8.1
- (no CPE)range: 8.1
- Range: 2021-007 Catalina
- Range: 15.1, 14.8.1
- Range: unspecified
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