CVE-2021-38917 HIGH

CVE-2021-38917

Vendor Ibm
Product PowerVM Hypervisor
Published December 10, 2021
Last update September 16, 2024

CVSS base score

7.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW860, FW940, and FW950 could allow an attacker that gains service access to the FSP can read and write arbitrary host system memory through a series of carefully crafted service procedures. IBM X-Force ID: 210018.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 10, 2021 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated