CVE-2021-38989

MEDIUM

IBM AIX 7.1-7.3 and VIOS 3.1.1-3.1.1.60 - Denial of Service

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX kernel to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 212951.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6561277
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212951

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (6)
ibm/aix 7.2.5.0
ibm/aix 7.2.5.1
ibm/aix 7.2.5.100
ibm/aix 7.3.0.0
ibm/aix 7.1.5.0 - 7.1.5.36
ibm/vios 3.1.1 - 3.1.1.60
Published Mar 07, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026