Apple Releases Security Update to Address Vulnerability

Apple has released a security update to fix a vulnerability being exploited in the wild

Threat ID:: CC-3959
Threat Severity:: Information only
Published:: 13 October 2021 2:21 PM

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Summary

Apple has released a security update to fix a vulnerability being exploited in the wild

Affected platforms

The following platforms are known to be affected:

Versions: all prior to 15.0.2

iOS

Versions: all prior to 15.0.2

iPadOS

Threat details

Introduction

Apple has released a security update to address a vulnerability in iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 15.0.2. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-30883, is a memory corruption vulnerability in IOMobileFrameBuffer that could allow an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. This vulnerability has been detected in exploits in the wild.

Remediation advice

Affected organisations are encouraged to review the Apple security page for iOS 15.0.2 and iPadOS 15.0.2 and apply the necessary updates as soon as possible.

Last edited: 13 October 2021 2:53 pm