CVE-2021-29741 HIGH

CVE-2021-29741

Vendor Ibm
Product VIOS
Published August 2, 2021
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in Korn Shell (ksh) to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 201478.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 2, 2021 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated