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

Summary

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.

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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