CVE-2021-29801

Published: Aug 26, 2021

Modified: Sep 17, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

8.4

HIGH

Description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the kernel to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 203977.

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	VIOS	affected `3.1`
IBM	AIX	affected `7.1` affected `7.2`

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/UI:N/I:H/AC:L/C:H/S:U/A:H/PR:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O

Attack Vector

Local

User Interaction

None

Integrity

High

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

High

Scope

Unchanged

Availability

High

Privileges Required

None

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6483875

x_refsource_CONFIRM

ibm-aix-cve202129801-priv-escalation (203977)

vdb-entry

x_refsource_XF

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CVE-2021-29801

Description

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CVSS v3.0 Details

References