PT-2021-18411 · Ibm · Vios+1

Published 2021-06-25 · Updated 2022-07-12 · CVE-2021-29693

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 7.1 through 7.2 VIOS version 3.1

Description The issue allows a local user with elevated group privileges to cause a denial of service due to a vulnerability in the lpd daemon.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 7.1 through 7.2, consider restricting access to the lpd daemon until a fix is available. For VIOS version 3.1, restrict access to the lpd daemon to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-29693

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

Vios

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29693 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-29693 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200255 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6467129 · Vendor Advisory
• https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lpd_advisory.asc · Note