Input validation error in IBM AIX - CVE-2021-38995
Published: February 23, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60837
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38995
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the AIX kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-38995
Install updates from vendor's website.