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About the security content of iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4

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# About the security content of iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 This document describes the security content of iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. ## About Apple security updates For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available. Recent releases are listed on the [Apple security updates](<https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222>) page. Apple security documents reference vulnerabilities by [CVE-ID](<http://cve.mitre.org/about/>) when possible. For more information about security, see the [Apple Product Security](<https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201220>) page. ![](/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/mac_apps/itunes/divider.png) ## iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 Released January 26, 2021 **Analytics** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial of service Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2021-1761: Cees Elzinga Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **APFS** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A local user may be able to read arbitrary files Description: The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. CVE-2021-1797: Thomas Tempelmann Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Bluetooth** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. CVE-2021-1794: Jianjun Dai of 360 Alpha Lab Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Bluetooth** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. CVE-2021-1795: Jianjun Dai of 360 Alpha Lab CVE-2021-1796: Jianjun Dai of 360 Alpha Lab Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Bluetooth** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial of service attack Description: A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2021-1780: Jianjun Dai of 360 Alpha Lab Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **CoreAnimation** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious application could execute arbitrary code leading to compromise of user information Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2021-1760: @S0rryMybad of 360 Vulcan Team Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **CoreAudio** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution Description: An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. CVE-2021-1747: JunDong Xie of Ant Security Light-Year Lab Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **CoreGraphics** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted font file may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2021-1776: Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **CoreMedia** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. CVE-2021-1759: Hou JingYi (@hjy79425575) of Qihoo 360 CERT Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **CoreText** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted text file may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: A stack overflow was addressed with improved input validation. CVE-2021-1772: Mickey Jin of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **CoreText** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2021-1792: Mickey Jin & Junzhi Lu of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Crash Reporter** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A local user may be able to create or modify system files Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2021-1786: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Crash Reporter** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges Description: Multiple issues were addressed with improved logic. CVE-2021-1787: James Hutchins Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **FairPlay** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious application may be able to disclose kernel memory Description: An out-of-bounds read issue existed that led to the disclosure of kernel memory. This was addressed with improved input validation. CVE-2021-1791: Junzhi Lu(@pwn0rz), Qi Sun and Mickey Jin of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **FontParser** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2021-1758: Peter Nguyen of STAR Labs Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **ImageIO** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial of service Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2021-1773: Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **ImageIO** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial of service Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2021-1766: Danny Rosseau of Carve Systems Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **ImageIO** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. CVE-2021-1785: Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **ImageIO** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. CVE-2021-1737: Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab CVE-2021-1738: Lei Sun CVE-2021-1744: Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **ImageIO** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2021-1818: Xingwei Lin of Ant-Financial Light-Year Security Lab Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **ImageIO** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2021-1838: Mickey Jin & Qi Sun of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative CVE-2021-1742: Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab CVE-2021-1746: Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab, Mickey Jin & Qi Sun of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative, and Jeonghoon Shin(@singi21a) of THEORI CVE-2021-1754: Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab CVE-2021-1774: Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab CVE-2021-1793: Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **ImageIO** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2021-1741: Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab CVE-2021-1743: Mickey Jin & Junzhi Lu of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative, Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **ImageIO** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to a denial of service Description: An out-of-bounds read issue existed in the curl. This issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2021-1778: Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **ImageIO** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: An access issue was addressed with improved memory management. CVE-2021-1783: Xingwei Lin of Ant Security Light-Year Lab Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **IOSkywalkFamily** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2021-1757: Proteas and Pan ZhenPeng (@Peterpan0927) of Alibaba Security Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **iTunes Store** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted URL may lead to arbitrary javascript code execution Description: A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. CVE-2021-1748: CodeColorist working with Ant Security Light-Year Labs Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Kernel** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial of service Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. CVE-2021-1764: @m00nbsd Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Kernel** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges Description: Multiple issues were addressed with improved logic. CVE-2021-1750: @0xalsr Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Kernel** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited. Description: A race condition was addressed with improved locking. CVE-2021-1782: an anonymous researcher Entry updated May 28, 2021 **Messages** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information Description: A privacy issue existed in the handling of Contact cards. This was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2021-1781: Csaba Fitzl (@theevilbit) of Offensive Security Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Model I/O** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2021-1763: Mickey Jin of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Model I/O** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2021-1768: Mickey Jin & Junzhi Lu of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Model I/O** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. CVE-2021-1745: Mickey Jin & Junzhi Lu of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Model I/O** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. CVE-2021-1762: Mickey Jin of Trend Micro Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Model I/O** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. CVE-2021-1762: Mickey Jin of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Model I/O** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to heap corruption Description: This issue was addressed with improved checks. CVE-2021-1767: Mickey Jin & Junzhi Lu of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Model I/O** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2021-1753: Mickey Jin of Trend Micro Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Model I/O** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. CVE-2021-1753: Mickey Jin of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Phone Keypad** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to see private contact information Description: A lock screen issue allowed access to contacts on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2021-1756: Ryan Pickren (ryanpickren.com) Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **Swift** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. CVE-2021-1769: CodeColorist of Ant-Financial Light-Year Labs Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **WebKit** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. CVE-2021-1788: Francisco Alonso (@revskills) Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **WebKit** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. CVE-2021-1789: @S0rryMybad of 360 Vulcan Team Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **WebKit** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: Maliciously crafted web content may violate iframe sandboxing policy Description: This issue was addressed with improved iframe sandbox enforcement. CVE-2021-1801: Eliya Stein of Confiant Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **WebKit** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited. Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. CVE-2021-1871: an anonymous researcher CVE-2021-1870: an anonymous researcher Entry updated May 28, 2021 **WebRTC** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models) iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious website may be able to access restricted ports on arbitrary servers Description: A port redirection issue was addressed with additional port validation. CVE-2021-1799: Gregory Vishnepolsky & Ben Seri of Armis Security, and Samy Kamkar Entry added February 1, 2021, updated May 28, 2021 **XNU** Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad mini 4 and later, and iPod touch (7th generation) Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges Description: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. CVE-2021-30869: Apple Entry added September 23, 2021 ![](/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/mac_apps/itunes/divider.png) ## Additional recognition **iTunes Store** We would like to acknowledge CodeColorist of Ant-Financial Light-Year Labs for their assistance. Entry added February 1, 2021 **Kernel** We would like to acknowledge Junzhi Lu (@pwn0rz), Mickey Jin & Jesse Change of Trend Micro for their assistance. Entry added February 1, 2021 **libpthread** We would like to acknowledge CodeColorist of Ant-Financial Light-Year Labs for their assistance. Entry added February 1, 2021 **Mail** We would like to acknowledge Yiğit Can YILMAZ (@yilmazcanyigit) and an anonymous researcher for their assistance. Entry added February 1, 2021 **Store Demo** We would like to acknowledge @08Tc3wBB for their assistance. Entry added February 1, 2021 **WebRTC** We would like to acknowledge Philipp Hancke for their assistance. Entry added February 1, 2021 **Wi-Fi** We would like to acknowledge an anonymous researcher for their assistance. Entry added February 1, 2021 Information about products not manufactured by Apple, or independent websites not controlled or tested by Apple, is provided without recommendation or endorsement. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance, or use of third-party websites or products. Apple makes no representations regarding third-party website accuracy or reliability. [Contact the vendor](<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2693>) for additional information. Published Date: September 23, 2021


Affected Software


CPE Name Name Version
ios 14.4
ipados 14.4

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