CVE-2021-30677: About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.4

An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. Processing a maliciously crafted PDF may lead to arbitrary code execution.

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, tvOS 15, Safari 15, watchOS 8. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to bypass HSTS.

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15, watchOS 8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, tvOS 15, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina. Processing a malicious audio file may result in unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

A permissions issue existed. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

A URI parsing issue was addressed with improved parsing. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6. A local user may be able to execute arbitrary files.

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6. 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 Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, iTunes 12.12 for Windows, tvOS 15, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6. A local user may be able to read arbitrary files as root.

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6. A local user may be able to read kernel memory.

An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6, tvOS 15. A user may gain access to protected parts of the file system.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6. A remote attacker may be able to leak memory.

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges on devices with an Apple Neural Engine.

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8, macOS Big Sur 11.6, Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, tvOS 15, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, iTunes 12.12 for Windows. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6, Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, tvOS 15, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8. Processing a maliciously crafted dfont file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6, Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, tvOS 15, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8. Processing a maliciously crafted dfont file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6, Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, tvOS 15, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8. Processing a maliciously crafted dfont file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina, Security Update 2021-004 Mojave. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

An access issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5. A malicious application may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, macOS Big Sur 11.3. Muting a CallKit call while ringing may not result in mute being enabled.

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. A malicious application may be able to disclose kernel memory.

An issue in code signature validation was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive user information.

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-004 Mojave, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.4, watchOS 7.5. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, watchOS 7.4. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4. A local user may be able to load unsigned kernel extensions.

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina, Security Update 2021-004 Mojave. A malicious application could execute arbitrary code leading to compromise of user information.

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in tvOS 14.6, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6, Safari 14.1.1, macOS Big Sur 11.4, watchOS 7.5. A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information.

An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.5, Security Update 2021-004 Catalina, Security Update 2021-005 Mojave. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.7, macOS Big Sur 11.5. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.7, macOS Big Sur 11.5. Processing a maliciously crafted file may disclose user information.

Multiple issues were addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.5. A local attacker may be able to execute code on the Apple T2 Security Chip.

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.7, tvOS 14.7. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15, watchOS 8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

An input validation issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, tvOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. Unpacking a maliciously crafted archive may lead to arbitrary code execution.

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.5.5, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4, macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, Security Update 2021-006 Catalina. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of reports that an exploit for this issue exists in the wild.

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. An application may be able to access restricted files.

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, tvOS 15, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6, watchOS 7.6.2. Processing a maliciously crafted PDF may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6, Security Update 2021-005 Catalina. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

An input validation issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave. A malicious application may be able to read restricted memory.