About the security content of iOS 15.0.2 and iPadOS 15.0.2

This document describes the security content of iOS 15.0.2 and iPadOS 15.0.2.

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iOS 15.0.2 and iPadOS 15.0.2

Game Center

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 access information about a user's contacts

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

CVE-2021-30895: Denis Tokarev (@illusionofcha0s)

Game Center

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 read user's gameplay data

Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

CVE-2021-30896: Denis Tokarev (@illusionofcha0s)

IOMobileFrameBuffer

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. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

CVE-2021-30883: an anonymous researcher