First published: Fri Jan 07 2022(Updated: )
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the mount command which could lead to code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 212952.
Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
IBM VIOS | =3.1 | |
IBM AIX | =7.1 | |
IBM AIX | =7.2 | |
<=7.1 | ||
<=7.2 | ||
<=3.1 |
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The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2021-38990.
The severity level of CVE-2021-38990 is high.
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 are affected by CVE-2021-38990.
Yes, a non-privileged local user is able to exploit CVE-2021-38990.
To fix CVE-2021-38990, apply the necessary patches provided by IBM.