VULNERABILITY

OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2021-1851)

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OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2021-1851)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/23/2021
Created
08/25/2021
Added
08/23/2021
Modified
09/22/2021

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2021-002-catalina
  • apple-osx-security-update-2021-003-mojave
  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_3

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