Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU59268

Security restrictions bypass in IBM AIX - CVE-2021-38990

Published: January 6, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU59268

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38990

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in he mount command. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

IBM AIX
IBM VIOS

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