Vulnerability in Ibm Powervm Hypervisor
CVE-2021-29795
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW860, FW930, FW940, and FW950 could allow a local user to create a specially crafted sequence of hypervisor calls from a partition that could crash the system. IBM X-Force ID: 203557.
EPSS: 0.002 (14.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Ibm Powervm Hypervisor — versions FW930, FW940, FW950
- Ibm Powervm_hypervisor — versions fw860, fw930, fw940
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-29795?
- CVE-2021-29795 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Powervm Hypervisor, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2021-09-21.
- How severe is CVE-2021-29795?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.