CVE-2021-38990 HIGH

CVE-2021-38990

Vendor Ibm
Product AIX
Published January 7, 2022
Last update September 16, 2024

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the mount command which could lead to code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 212952.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 7, 2022 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated