Double Free in macOS - CVE-2021-30703
Published: July 22, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55230
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-30703
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the OS kernel subsystem. A local user can trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-30703
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 10.15.7 19H1323, 10.14.6 18G9323, 11.4 20F71