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CVE-2021-30678:
macOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A logic issue in AMD components affecting macOS systems was discovered and assigned CVE-2021-30678. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 24, 2021, affecting macOS Big Sur, Catalina, and Mojave operating systems. The issue was identified by Yu Wang of Didi Research America (Apple Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from a logic issue in AMD components that was addressed with improved state management. The severity of this vulnerability is rated as CRITICAL with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to cause unexpected application termination or execute arbitrary code on the affected system (Apple Security, Apple Security).
Mitigation and workarounds
Apple addressed this vulnerability in macOS Big Sur 11.4, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina, and Security Update 2021-004 Mojave. Users are advised to update their systems to these versions to protect against this vulnerability (Apple Security, Apple Security, Apple Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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