Indian cybersecurity nodal agency, CERT-In has issued a warning for owners of select Apple products which includes some iPhones, iPads and even devices running on macOS.
The agency has revealed that there is a memory corruption vulnerability in Apple macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.5.1 and Apple iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 14.7.1. The warning was issued on Wednesday with a severity rating of ‘HIGH’.
According to the agency, the vulnerability could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.
A statement from CERT-In has confirmed that the vulnerability exists in IOMobileFrameBuffer of Apple OS and Pados due to memory corruption issue with inadequate memory handling. A remote attacker with kernel privileges can exploit this vulnerability using a maliciously crafted application.
The vulnerability has already been discovered and the agency has confirmed that it is being exploited. Users of the below-mentioned devices are strongly advised to apply patches urgently that have been rolled out in the latest OS updates.
The software is affected in the following devices:
- iPhone 6s and later,
- iPad Pro (all models)
- iPad Air 2 and later
- iPad 5th generation and later.
- iPad mini 4 and later
- iPod touch (7th generation)
- macOS Big Sur
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