What is CVE-2021-38917?

CVE-2021-38917 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Powervm Hypervisor. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-12-10.

How severe is CVE-2021-38917?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 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: 0.015 (71.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Powervm Hypervisor — versions FW940, FW950, FW860
Ibm Powervm_hypervisor — versions fw860, fw940, fw950

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38917?: CVE-2021-38917 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Powervm Hypervisor. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-12-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-38917?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.