CVE-2021-29727 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX kernel to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 201106.

Published: 2021-08-26

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

AIX

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.1`	affected	—
`7.2`	affected	—

IBM

VIOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-16201	IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX kernel to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 201106.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00037.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/201106
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6483875

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix Vios

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2021-08-26T19:25:24.374Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:56:39.040Z

Reserved: 2021-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-29727

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-26T20:15:07.170

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:01:42.167

Link: CVE-2021-29727

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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