Apple watchOS up to 7.4.1 Kernel Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple watchOS up to 7.4.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component Kernel. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-30740. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 7.4.1 (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Kernel. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 05/24/2021 by Linus Henze as HT212533 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-30740. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Upgrading to version 7.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 7.5

Timelineinfo

04/13/2021 🔍
05/24/2021 +41 days 🔍
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05/25/2021 +1 days 🔍
05/28/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212533
Researcher: Linus Henze
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30740 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30740
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-175658

Entryinfo

Created: 05/25/2021 12:13
Updated: 05/28/2021 08:12
Changes: 05/25/2021 12:13 (18), 05/25/2021 12:17 (27), 05/28/2021 08:12 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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