Double Free in macOS - CVE-2021-30703

 

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

External References

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