A memory corruption vulnerability in Apple’s iOS/iPadOS kernel component IOMobileFrameBuffer (noted as a variant of CVE-2021-30983) that was addressed via improved input validation. Successful exploitation can allow a malicious application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple reported the issue may have been actively exploited in the wild. Fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3, and macOS Monterey 12.2.
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An actively exploited Apple zero-day enabling arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges.
A buffer overflow vulnerability in iOS IOMobileFrameBuffer, exploited in the wild in 2022, and a variant of a 2021 in-the-wild vulnerability (CVE-2021-30983).
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