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CVE-2021-30681
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Ipados | before 14.6 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | before 14.6 |
| Apple | Mac Os X | from 10.14 through 10.14.5 from 10.15 through 10.15.6 Versions 10.14.6, 10.15.7 |
| Apple | Macos | from 11.0 before 11.4 |
| Apple | Watchos | before 7.5 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212528
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212530
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212531
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212533
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212528
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212530
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212531
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212533