CVE-2021-30838
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-10-19 13:11
Modified
2024-08-03 22:48
Severity ?
Summary
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges on devices with an Apple Neural Engine.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT212804Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT212807Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
AppleiOS and iPadOS
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