CVE-2021-30858 Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS Use-After-Free
Exploited in the wild
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-30858 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-30858 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 24 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2021-30858 in the wild since at least 3 Nov 2021.
Affected product: Apple Ipados. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30858/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30858/index.md)
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via malicious web content due to a use-after-free flaw in Apple operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 3 Nov 2021
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-30858?
CVE-2021-30858 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 24 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30858?
It affects 5 products.
Linux distribution packages (40)
webkitgtk4 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-jsc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-jsc-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-jsc-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-jsc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-jsc-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-jsc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkitgtk4-jsc-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:2.28.2-3.el7 |
webkit2gtk3 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.30.4-3.el8_4 |
webkit2gtk3-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.30.4-3.el8_4 |
webkit2gtk3-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.30.4-3.el8_4 |
webkit2gtk3-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.30.4-3.el8_4 |
webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.30.4-3.el8_4 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.30.4-3.el8_4 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.30.4-3.el8_4 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.30.4-3.el8_4 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.30.4-3.el8_4 |
webkit2gtk3 Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.1::appstream | All versions | 0:2.24.4-4.el8_1 |
webkit2gtk3-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.1::appstream | All versions | 0:2.24.4-4.el8_1 |
webkit2gtk3-debugsource Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.1::appstream | All versions | 0:2.24.4-4.el8_1 |
webkit2gtk3-devel Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.1::appstream | All versions | 0:2.24.4-4.el8_1 |
webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.1::appstream | All versions | 0:2.24.4-4.el8_1 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.1::appstream | All versions | 0:2.24.4-4.el8_1 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.1::appstream | All versions | 0:2.24.4-4.el8_1 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.1::appstream | All versions | 0:2.24.4-4.el8_1 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.1::appstream | All versions | 0:2.24.4-4.el8_1 |
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2021-30858?
Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 17 Nov 2021.
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-2021-30858 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2021-30858 in the wild since at least 3 Nov 2021.
Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30858, MGASA-2021-0447, RHSA-2021:4097, RHSA-2021:4686, RHSA-2022:0059, RHSA-2022:0075 and 3 more.