Vulnerability · Published Mar 2, 2022 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2021-38996
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 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX kernel to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 213076.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6560390 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-aix-cve202138997-dos (213076) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF