CVE-2021-30783: Race Condition

Published Jul 21, 2021
·
Updated

AMD Kernel. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation.

Other sources

An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.5, Security Update 2021-004 Catalina, Security Update 2021-005 Mojave. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

— MITRE

Analytics. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

— Apple

App Store. A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation.

— Apple

AppKit. An information disclosure issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

— Apple

Audio. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

Credit

Ron Waisberg@@epsilan, an anonymous researcher, Ron Hass@@ronhass7(Perception Point), Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, hjy79425575(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), tr3e, George Nosenko, JunDong Xie(Ant Security Light), ryuzaki, Zhongcheng Li (CK01), Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Zoom Video Communications), Gary Nield(ECSC Group plc), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro), Sunglin(Knownsec 404 team), Yizhuo Wang(Group of Software Security In Progress), Linus Henze (pinauten.de), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), tr3e(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Matt Shockley (twitter.com/mattshockl)(Offensive Security), Jzhu(Baidu Security), Ye Zhang@@co0py_Cat(Baidu Security), CFF(Topsec Alpha Team), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Liu Long(Ant Security Light), Yinyi Wu@@3ndy1(Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team), Zuozhi Fan@@pattern_F_(Ant Security TianQiong Lab), CVE-2021-3518, Georgi Valkov (httpstorm.com), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Christoph Guttandin(Media Codings), Sergei Glazunov(Google Project Zero), Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), ABC Research s.r.o

Affected Software

35 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.5
11.5
Apple Catalina
Apple Mojave
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.14<=10.14.5
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<=10.15.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2021-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2021-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2021-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2021-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-supplemental_update
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-supplemental_update_2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-supplemental_update
Apple macOS>=11.0<11.5

Event History

Jul 21, 2021
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Sep 8, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:48 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:48 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2021-30783?

CVE-2021-30783 is a vulnerability in CoreServices that allows unauthorized access to LaunchServices.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2021-30783?

The severity of CVE-2021-30783 has not been disclosed.

3

How does CVE-2021-30783 affect Apple Mojave?

CVE-2021-30783 affects Apple Mojave by compromising access restriction controls in the LaunchServices component.

4

Is Apple Catalina affected by CVE-2021-30783?

Yes, Apple Catalina is affected by CVE-2021-30783.

5

How can I fix CVE-2021-30783?

To fix CVE-2021-30783, update your macOS to the latest version provided by Apple.

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