CVE-2021-38993

MEDIUM

IBM AIX 7.1-7.3 and VIOS 3.1 - Denial of Service via smbcd Daemon

Title source: llm

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 smbcd daemon to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 212962.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6559320

VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212962

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0004

EPSS Percentile 11.6%

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 (4)

ibm/aix 7.1

ibm/aix 7.2

ibm/aix 7.3

ibm/vios 3.1

Published Feb 25, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026