VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-38955
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user with elevated privileges to cause a denial of service due to a file creation vulnerability in the audit commands.
MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.21%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user with elevated privileges to cause a denial of service due to a file creation vulnerability in the audit commands. IBM X-Force ID: 211825.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.21% probability · 12th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/vios · ibm/aix
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211825VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6560236Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211825VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6560236Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.