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
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – < 14.6 | 14.6 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – < 11.4, unspecified – < 2021, unspecified – < 7.5 | 11.4 |