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High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 15, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-38979

CVE-2021-38979

Description

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 uses a one-way cryptographic hash against an input that should not be reversible, such as a password, but the software does not also use a salt as part of the input. IBM X-Force ID: 212785.

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Affected products

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  • IBM/Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • IBM/Security Key Lifecycle Manager5 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.0,<=3.0.0.4
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 3.0
  • IBM/Tivoli Key Lifecycle Managerllm-fuzzy
    Range: 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1

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