OS X update for Kernel (CVE-2021-30980)
9
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
08/24/2021
02/19/2022
02/18/2022
12/11/2023
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.2, tvOS 15.2, macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, watchOS 8.3. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Solution(s)
- apple-osx-security-update-2021-008-catalina
- apple-osx-upgrade-11_6_2
- apple-osx-upgrade-12_1
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