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CVE-2021-30935: About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.6.2
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Released December 13, 2021
Archive Utility
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2021-30950: @gorelics
Bluetooth
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A malicious application may be able to disclose kernel memory
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2021-30931: Weiteng Chen, Zheng Zhang, and Zhiyun Qian of UC Riverside, and Yu Wang of Didi Research America
Bluetooth
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2021-30935: an anonymous researcher
ColorSync
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory corruption issue in the processing of ICC profiles was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2021-30942: Mateusz Jurczyk of Google Project Zero
CoreAudio
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2021-30957: JunDong Xie of Ant Security Light-Year Lab
Entry added May 25, 2022
CoreAudio
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: Parsing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to disclosure of user information
Description: A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2021-30962: JunDong Xie of Ant Security Light-Year Lab
Entry added May 25, 2022
CoreAudio
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: Parsing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to disclosure of user information
Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2021-30959: JunDong Xie of Ant Security Light-Year Lab
CVE-2021-30961: JunDong Xie of Ant Security Light-Year Lab
CVE-2021-30963: JunDong Xie of Ant Security Light-Year Lab
Entry updated May 25, 2022
CoreAudio
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: Playing a malicious audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2021-30958: JunDong Xie of Ant Security Light-Year Lab
Crash Reporter
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2021-30945: Zhipeng Huo (@R3dF09) and Yuebin Sun (@yuebinsun2020) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab (xlab.tencent.com)
File Provider
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences
Description: A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2021-31007: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security
Entry added May 25, 2022
Game Center
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A malicious application may be able to access information about a user’s contacts
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.
CVE-2021-30895: Denis Tokarev (@illusionofcha0s)
Entry added May 25, 2022
Graphics Drivers
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2021-30977: Jack Dates of RET2 Systems, Inc.
Help Viewer
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted URL may cause unexpected JavaScript execution from a file on disk
Description: A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2021-30969: Zhipeng Huo (@R3dF09) and Yuebin Sun (@yuebinsun2020) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab (xlab.tencent.com)
ImageIO
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2021-30939: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro, Jaewon Min of Cisco Talos, Rui Yang and Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab
Entry updated May 25, 2022
Intel Graphics Driver
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2021-30981: Liu Long of Ant Security Light-Year Lab, Jack Dates of RET2 Systems, Inc.
Entry updated May 25, 2022
IOUSBHostFamily
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or heap corruption
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved locking.
CVE-2021-30982: Weiteng Chen, Zheng Zhang, and Zhiyun Qian of UC Riverside, and Yu Wang of Didi Research America
Kernel
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
CVE-2021-30927: Xinru Chi of Pangu Lab
CVE-2021-30980: Xinru Chi of Pangu Lab
Kernel
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking.
CVE-2021-30937: Sergei Glazunov of Google Project Zero
Kernel
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2021-30949: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero
LaunchServices
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.
CVE-2021-30990: Ron Masas of BreakPoint.sh
LaunchServices
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2021-30976: chenyuwang (@mzzzz__) and Kirin (@Pwnrin) of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab
Model I/O
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may disclose memory contents
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2021-30929: Rui Yang and Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab
Model I/O
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2021-30979: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro
Model I/O
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may disclose memory contents
Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2021-30940: Rui Yang and Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab
CVE-2021-30941: Rui Yang and Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab
Model I/O
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may disclose user information
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.
CVE-2021-30973: Ye Zhang (@co0py_Cat) of Baidu Security
Model I/O
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
CVE-2021-30971: Ye Zhang (@co0py_Cat) of Baidu Security
Preferences
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges
Description: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.
CVE-2021-30995: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro, Mickey Jin (@patch1t)
Sandbox
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences
Description: A validation issue related to hard link behavior was addressed with improved sandbox restrictions.
CVE-2021-30968: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security
Sandbox
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: An application may be able to access a user’s files
Description: An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions.
CVE-2021-30947: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security
Sandbox
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.
CVE-2021-30946: @gorelics
Script Editor
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A malicious OSAX scripting addition may bypass Gatekeeper checks and circumvent sandbox restrictions
Description: This issue was addressed by disabling execution of JavaScript when viewing a scripting dictionary.
CVE-2021-30975: Ryan Pickren (ryanpickren.com)
TCC
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2021-30767: @gorelics
TCC
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2021-30970: Jonathan Bar Or of Microsoft
TCC
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A malicious application may be able to cause a denial of service to Endpoint Security clients
Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2021-30965: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security
Wi-Fi
Available for: macOS Big Sur
Impact: A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory
Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks.
CVE-2021-30938: Xinru Chi of Pangu Lab
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A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-001 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3. An application may be able to access restricted files.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, tvOS 15.2. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, tvOS 15.2. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, tvOS 15.2. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, tvOS 15.2. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, tvOS 15.2. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, tvOS 15.2. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, tvOS 15.2. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, tvOS 15.2. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, tvOS 15.2. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. An unprivileged application may be able to edit NVRAM variables.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A lock screen issue allowed access to contacts on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to see private contact information.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, tvOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.