CVE-2021-29741

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-29741
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-08-02 15:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-07-12 17:42:00 UTC
DescriptionIBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in Korn Shell (ksh) to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 201478.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Ibm Aix 7.1 All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix 7.2 All All All
Application Ibm Vios 3.1 All All All
Operating System Ibm Vios 3.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in ksh affects AIX (CVE-2021-29741) CONFIRM www.ibm.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 330086 IBM AIX ksh Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (6477018) (ksh_advisory)
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