Security restrictions bypass in IBM AIX - CVE-2021-29801
Published: August 26, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56120
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29801
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM AIX
IBM AIX
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to system does not properly impose security restrictions in OS kernel. A local non-privileged user can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-29801
Install updates from vendor's website.