High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 10, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-38990

Description

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.

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Affected products

IBM/Vios3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 3.1
- (no CPE)range: 3.1
IBM/Aix4 versions
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 7.1, 7.2
- (no CPE)range: 7.1

Patches

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References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212952nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6515496nvdPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6538700nvdVendor Advisory

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