CVE-2021-38996

MEDIUM

IBM AIX 7.1-7.3 and VIOS 3.1 - 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: 213076.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6560390
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213076

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 13.4%
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 Mar 02, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026