CVE-2021-30683 Use after free in macOS

What is CVE-2021-30683?

CVE-2021-30683 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 8 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30683?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30683?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30683 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2021-30683 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30683 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-j934-v699-c5q8.