Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-38989
CVE-2021-38989
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: 212951.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.1.5.0,<=7.1.5.36
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2.5.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
- (no CPE)range: 7.1
Patches
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References
2- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6561277nvdMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212951nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
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