CVE-2021-30930 Information disclosure in macOS
Medium 5.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-30930 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2021-30930 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 24 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30930 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Apple Macos. 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-2021-30930/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30930/index.md)
An attacker can track users via their IP address due to a logic issue in macOS state management.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-30930?
CVE-2021-30930 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 24 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1. An attacker may be able to track users through their IP address.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30930?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2021-30930?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30930 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-30930 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30930 in the wild and no public exploit code.