Vulnerability in Apple macOS
CVE-2021-30982
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or heap corruption.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.015 (70.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Macos — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.15.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-30982?
- CVE-2021-30982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-08-24.
- How severe is CVE-2021-30982?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.