Input validation error in macOS - CVE-2021-30938

 

Input validation error in macOS - CVE-2021-30938

Published: December 14, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU58892
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-30938
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the Wi-Fi subsystem. A local user can cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.


Affected software

macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2021-30938

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 12.1 21C52, 10.15.7 19H1615, 11.6.2 20G314

External References

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