CVE-2021-30982 Race condition in macOS
A remote attacker can trigger a race condition in macOS to cause application termination or heap corruption, potentially leading to code execution.
- 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-2021-30982?
CVE-2021-30982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, 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 race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or heap corruption.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30982?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2021-30982?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30982 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-30982 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30982 in the wild and no public exploit code.