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CVE-2021-30855
Published: Aug 24, 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 2021-005 Catalina, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. An application may be able to access restricted files.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Apple | macOS | affected unspecified - < 11.6 |
Apple | macOS | affected unspecified - < 2021 |
Apple | macOS | affected unspecified - < 14.8 |
Apple | macOS | affected unspecified - < 15 |
Apple | macOS | affected unspecified - < 8 |
References
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804
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https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805
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https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807
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https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212815
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https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814
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https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819
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