CVE-2021-30991 (GCVE-0-2021-30991)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-24 18:51 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:48
VLAI
Summary
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976 x_refsource_MISC
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 15.2 (custom)
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