7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-30927
Apple macOS Kernel Use After Free Vulnerability
Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.2, tvOS 15.2, macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, watchOS 8.3. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 24, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:33 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-30927 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple mac_os_x
3 Apple iphone_os
4 Apple tvos
5 Apple watchos
6 Apple ipados
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-30927 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source MITRE Apple Inc.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212981 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212980 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975
    Removed Reference MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978
    Removed Reference MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979
    Removed Reference MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976
    Removed Reference MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212981
    Removed Reference MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212980
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212980 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212980 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212981 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212981 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.2 *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_2020-005:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-007:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:security_update_2021-007:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.6.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0 up to (excluding) 12.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by the CVE program. Notes: none. A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.2, tvOS 15.2, macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, watchOS 8.3. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212981 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212980 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Unrejected by [email protected]

    Dec. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Rejected by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-30927 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} 0.02%

score

0.49050

percentile

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