Vulnerability · Published Nov 17, 2021 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2021-29861

Medium 6.2

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in AIX from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.2Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in EFS to expose sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 206085.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	AIX	7.17.2
IBM	VIOS	3.1

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6516786 x_refsource_CONFIRM
ibm-aix-cve202129861-info-disc (206085) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF