PT-2021-18524 · Ibm · Vios+1

Published 2021-11-16 · Updated 2021-11-19 · CVE-2021-29861

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.2

Medium

Base vector

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

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 non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in EFS to expose sensitive information.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 7.1 through 7.2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For VIOS version 3.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the EFS component until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-29861

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

Vios

References · 6

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6516786 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/206085 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-29861 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29861 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/32508 · Telegram Post
• https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/efs_advisory.asc · Note