CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-30912

Improper Preservation of Permissions

Published: Aug 24, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A malicious application may gain access to a users Keychain items.

Weakness

The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Mac_os_xApple*10.15.7 (excluding)
Mac_os_xApple10.15.7 (including)10.15.7 (including)
Mac_os_xApple10.15.7-security_update_2020-001 (including)10.15.7-security_update_2020-001 (including)
Mac_os_xApple10.15.7-security_update_2021-001 (including)10.15.7-security_update_2021-001 (including)
Mac_os_xApple10.15.7-security_update_2021-002 (including)10.15.7-security_update_2021-002 (including)
Mac_os_xApple10.15.7-security_update_2021-003 (including)10.15.7-security_update_2021-003 (including)
Mac_os_xApple10.15.7-security_update_2021-004 (including)10.15.7-security_update_2021-004 (including)
Mac_os_xApple10.15.7-security_update_2021-005 (including)10.15.7-security_update_2021-005 (including)
Mac_os_xApple10.15.7-security_update_2021-006 (including)10.15.7-security_update_2021-006 (including)
Mac_os_xApple10.15.7-supplemental_update (including)10.15.7-supplemental_update (including)
MacosApple11.0 (including)11.6.1 (excluding)
MacosApple12.0 (including)12.0 (including)

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