PT-2022-10832 · Ibm · Vios+1

Published 2022-02-24 · Updated 2022-03-04 · CVE-2021-38993

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 7.1 through 7.3 VIOS version 3.1

Description The issue allows a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the smbcd daemon, causing a denial of service.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 7.1 through 7.3, consider disabling the smbcd daemon as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. For VIOS version 3.1, consider disabling the smbcd daemon as a temporary workaround 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-2021-38993

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

Vios

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38993 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38993 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6559320 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212962 · Vendor Advisory
• https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/smbcd_advisory.asc · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/38114 · Telegram Post