CVE-2021-29801

high

Description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the kernel to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 203977.

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6483875

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203977

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-08-26

Updated: 2021-09-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H