Vulnerability · Published Dec 10, 2021 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2021-38917
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in PowerVM Hypervisor from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | PowerVM Hypervisor | FW940FW950FW860 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6525010 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-powervm-cve202138917-sec-bypass (210018) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF