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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-38988

CVE-2021-38988

Description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX kernel to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 212950.

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Affected products

9
  • IBM/Vios3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.1.1,<3.1.1.60
    • (no CPE)range: 3.1
    • (no CPE)range: 3.1
  • IBM/Aix6 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.1.5.0,<=7.1.5.32
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: 7.1

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