CVE-2021-30855
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Summary
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. An application may be able to access restricted files.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS | unspecified < 11.6 | affected |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified < 2021 | affected |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified < 14.8 | affected |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified < 15 | affected |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified < 8 | affected |
Weaknesses
- An application may be able to access restricted files
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212815
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212815
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819
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