IBM AIX/VIOS Kernel privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX and VIOS. It has been rated as very critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2021-29801. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX and VIOS (Operating System) (version unknown). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Kernel. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 08/27/2021. The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-29801. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/27/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (203977). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/31/2021 🔍
08/26/2021 +148 days 🔍
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09/01/2021 +5 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-29801 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-29801
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-181573
X-Force: 203977

Entryinfo

Created: 08/27/2021 00:23
Updated: 09/01/2021 09:07
Changes: 08/27/2021 00:23 (37), 09/01/2021 09:03 (3), 09/01/2021 09:07 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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