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CVE-2021-30681 A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks

Description

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-004 Mojave, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.4, watchOS 7.5. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
iOS and iPadOS 14.6 earliest → < 14.6 14.6
macOS 7.5 earliest → < 7.5 7.5
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