Denial of Service Vulnerability in IBM AIX and VIOS Products
CVE-2021-29693

4.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 June 2021

Summary

A vulnerability exists in IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 that allows a local user with elevated group privileges to exploit the lpd daemon, potentially causing a denial of service. This exploitation can disrupt normal operation and impact system functionality, highlighting the need for immediate patching and remediation.

Affected Version(s)

AIX 7.1

AIX 7.2

VIOS 3.1

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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