Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 14.8 Kernel race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 14.8. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-30857. 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 iOS and iPadOS up to 14.8 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 09/20/2021 by Zweig as HT212814 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-30857. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/21/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

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

Upgrading to version 15.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A race condition was addressed with improved locking.

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Apple

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commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 15.0

Timelineinfo

04/13/2021 🔍
09/20/2021 +160 days 🔍
09/20/2021 +0 days 🔍
09/21/2021 +1 days 🔍
09/30/2021 +9 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212814
Researcher: Zweig
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30857 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-183113
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2021 11:38
Updated: 09/30/2021 15:22
Changes: 09/21/2021 11:38 (19), 09/21/2021 11:42 (28), 09/30/2021 15:22 (1)
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