Denial of Service Vulnerability in IBM AIX Kernel
CVE-2021-38995

6.2MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

IBM
Status
Aix
ViOS
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 February 2022

What is CVE-2021-38995?

IBM AIX versions 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 have a vulnerability that allows a non-privileged local user to exploit weaknesses in the AIX kernel. This exploitation can lead to a denial of service, impacting system availability. Reference IBM's advisory for remediation and further details: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6558948 and the X-Force ID for this vulnerability: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213073.

Affected Version(s)

AIX 7.1

AIX 7.2

AIX 7.3

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6558948
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213073
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.2
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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