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CVE-2021-30681
Published: Sep 8, 2021
Modified: Aug 3, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-004 Mojave, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.4, watchOS 7.5. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Apple | iOS and iPadOS | affected unspecified - < 14.6 |
Apple | macOS | affected unspecified - < 11.4 |
Apple | macOS | affected unspecified - < 2021 |
Apple | macOS | affected unspecified - < 2021 |
Apple | macOS | affected unspecified - < 7.5 |
References
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212528
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https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529
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https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212533
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https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212530
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https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212531
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