CVE-2021-38988 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in IBM Vios

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 87.58%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
IBM ViosIBM AIX
Timeline
PublishedMar 7
Latest updateMar 8

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: 212950.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDibm/vios3.1.1 — 3.1.1.60+2
▶CVEListV5ibm/vios3.1
▶NVDibm/aix7.1.5.0 — 7.1.5.32+3
▶CVEListV5ibm/aix7.1, 7.2, 7.3+2

Patches

Patch: www.ibm.com ↗Patch: www.ibm.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-9h88-w7cr-78cw: IBM AIX 7↗2022-03-08
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CVEList
CVE-2021-38988: IBM AIX 7↗2022-03-07
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