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CVE-2021-30911

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-08-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina, iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may disclose memory contents.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.1 — fixed in 15.1
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.1 — fixed in 15.1
• macOS: before 10.15.7; 10.15.7, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-002, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-003, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-004 (+3) — fixed in 10.15.7
• Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.6.1; 12.0 — fixed in 11.6.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.1; Apple Iphone Os 15.1; macOS 10.15.7; Apple macOS 11.6.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212867
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212871
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212872
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212867
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212871
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212872

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