PT-2022-10835 · Ibm · Vios+2

Published 2022-03-01 · Updated 2022-03-09 · CVE-2021-38996

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.2

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description A non-privileged local user could exploit a vulnerability in the AIX kernel to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 7.1 through 7.3, 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 AIX kernel to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-38996

Affected Products

Aix

Ibm Aix

Vios

References · 7

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6560390 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213076 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38996 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38996 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/38315 · Telegram Post
• https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/caa_advisory2.asc · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/27972 · Telegram Post