What is CVE-2021-38990?

CVE-2021-38990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2022-01-07.

How severe is CVE-2021-38990?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Aix

CVE-2021-38990

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the mount command which could lead to code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 212952.

EPSS: 0.001 (27.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/UI:N/PR:N/S:U/A:H/AC:L/C:H/I:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C.

Affected products

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

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6515496 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6538700 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
ibm-aix-cve202138990-code-exec (212952) (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38990?: CVE-2021-38990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2022-01-07.
How severe is CVE-2021-38990?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.