CVE-2021-38990 Privilege escalation in AIX
A local non-privileged user can exploit a vulnerability in the mount command to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
- 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-2021-38990?
CVE-2021-38990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 7 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38990?
It affects 2 products.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38990?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38990 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-38990 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38990 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xpq3-mh42-vvwh.