Apple tvOS up to 15.1.1 ColorSync memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 15.1.1. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component ColorSync. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-30926. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 15.1.1 (Digital Media Player). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component ColorSync. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 12/13/2021 by Jeremy Brown as HT212980 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-30926. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution

Upgrading to version 15.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0631). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Apple macOS

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 15.2

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04/13/2021 🔍
12/13/2021 +244 days 🔍
12/13/2021 +0 days 🔍
12/17/2021 +4 days 🔍
03/06/2026 +1540 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212980
Researcher: Jeremy Brown
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30926 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30926
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-188531
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0631 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2021 16:28
Updated: 03/06/2026 15:12
Changes: 12/17/2021 16:28 (17), 12/17/2021 16:31 (28), 12/23/2021 08:14 (1), 03/06/2026 15:12 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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