PT-2021-22321 · Ibm · Ibm Powervm Hypervisor

Published 2021-12-10 · Updated 2021-12-14 · CVE-2021-38917

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.4

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM PowerVM Hypervisor versions FW860, FW940, and FW950

Description The issue allows an attacker with service access to the FSP to read and write arbitrary host system memory through a series of carefully crafted service procedures.

Recommendations For IBM PowerVM Hypervisor versions FW860, FW940, and FW950, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-38917

Affected Products

Ibm Powervm Hypervisor

References · 5

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6525010 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/210018 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38917 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38917 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/33746 · Telegram Post