CVE-2021-29706 Information disclosure in AIX

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

A local non-privileged user can exploit the trace facility in IBM AIX to expose sensitive information or cause a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-29706?

CVE-2021-29706 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 17 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM AIX 7.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the trace facility to expose sensitive information or cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 200663.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-29706?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Aix.

How do I fix CVE-2021-29706?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-29706 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-29706 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Aix vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-82vv-qrgm-7g9j.

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