PT-2022-10831 · Ibm · Vios+1

Published 2022-01-10 · Updated 2022-07-12 · CVE-2021-38991

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 7.0 through 7.2 VIOS version 3.1

Description A vulnerability in the lscore command could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit it, leading to code execution.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 7.0 through 7.2, consider disabling the lscore command until a patch is available. For VIOS version 3.1, consider disabling the lscore command until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-38991

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

Vios

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38991 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38991 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6538952 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212953 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/35257 · Telegram Post
• https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lscore_advisory.asc · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/25719 · Telegram Post