PT-2022-10830 · Ibm · Vios+1

Published 2022-01-06 · Updated 2022-01-13 · CVE-2021-38990

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.4

High

Base vector

AV:L/UI:N/PR:N/S:U/A:H/AC:L/C:H/I: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 non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the mount command, which could lead to code execution.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 7.1 through 7.2, consider restricting access to the mount command until a fix is available. For VIOS version 3.1, consider restricting access to the mount command until a fix is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-38990

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

Vios

References · 6

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212952 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38990 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6538700 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6515496 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38990 · Security Note
• https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/mount_advisory.asc · Note