IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW860/FW940/FW950/FW1010 VM Management Operation access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW860/FW940/FW950/FW1010. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component VM Management Operation Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-38918. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW860/FW940/FW950/FW1010. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component VM Management Operation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 01/05/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-38918 since 08/16/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (210019). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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

08/16/2021 🔍
01/05/2022 +142 days 🔍
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01/09/2022 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-38918 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-38918
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-189719
X-Force: 210019

Entryinfo

Created: 01/05/2022 21:21
Updated: 01/09/2022 08:28
Changes: 01/05/2022 21:21 (50), 01/09/2022 08:28 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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