What is CVE-2021-38955?

CVE-2021-38955 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2021-38955?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Aix

CVE-2021-38955

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user with elevated privileges to cause a denial of service due to a file creation vulnerability in the audit commands. IBM X-Force ID: 211825.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Aix — versions 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
Ibm Vios — versions 3.1

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-2021-38955?: CVE-2021-38955 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-38955?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.