What is CVE-2021-38917?

CVE-2021-38917 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Powervm Hypervisor. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2021-12-10.

How severe is CVE-2021-38917?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Powervm Hypervisor

CVE-2021-38917

IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW860, FW940, and FW950 could allow an attacker that gains service access to the FSP can read and write arbitrary host system memory through a series of carefully crafted service procedures. IBM X-Force ID: 210018.

EPSS: 0.003 (51.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/PR:N/UI:N/I:H/AC:H/C:H/A:N/S:U/RC:C/RL:O/E:U.

Affected products

Ibm Powervm Hypervisor — versions FW940, FW950, FW860

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6525010 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
ibm-powervm-cve202138917-sec-bypass (210018) (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38917?: CVE-2021-38917 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Powervm Hypervisor. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2021-12-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-38917?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.