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macOS 11.x < 11.5.1 (HT212622)

high Nessus Plugin ID 152129

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS security update.

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 11.x prior to 11.5.1 Big Sur. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability in IOMobileFrameBuffer. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to macOS 11.5.1 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212622

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 152129

File Name: macos_HT212622.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 7/28/2021

Updated: 4/25/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-30807

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x, cpe:/o:apple:macos

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/26/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/26/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 11/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-30807

APPLE-SA: APPLE-SA-2021-07-26, HT212622

IAVA: 2021-A-0356-S