High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 24, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-30916
CVE-2021-30916
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, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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Affected products
23unspecified+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=11.0,<11.6.1
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: macOS Big Sur 11.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina
- Range: unspecified
cpe: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: iPadOS 14.8.1, iPadOS 15.1
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: iOS 14.8.1, iOS 15.1
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References
9- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Dec/43nvd
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Dec/44nvd
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212867nvd
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212868nvd
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869nvd
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212871nvd
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212872nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT212975nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT212980nvd
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