CVE-2021-30739 Memory corruption in macOS

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can elevate privileges via a memory corruption issue in macOS, requiring a security update.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-30739?

CVE-2021-30739 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 8 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina, Security Update 2021-004 Mojave. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30739?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30739?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30739 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2021-30739 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30739 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-398g-pgqg-vjj2.

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