Local Privilege Escalation in IBM AIX and VIOS Products
CVE-2021-29741

8.4HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

IBM
Status
ViOS
Aix
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 August 2021

What is CVE-2021-29741?

A local user on affected versions of IBM AIX and VIOS may exploit a vulnerability in Korn Shell (ksh) that allows them to escalate their privileges to root level, potentially gaining unauthorized control over the system. This poses a significant security risk as it could enable malicious users to execute arbitrary commands and compromise the integrity of the operating environment.

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Affected Version(s)

AIX 7.1

AIX 7.2

VIOS 3.1

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6477018
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/201478
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.4
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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