QID 330086

Date Published: 2021-08-06

QID 330086: IBM AIX ksh Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (6477018) (ksh_advisory)

CVE-2021-29741: IBM AIX could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in Korn Shell (ksh) to gain root privileges.

Affected Versions:
AIX 7.1, 7.2

QID Detection logic:
This QID checks for the vulnerable versions of AIX.

IBM AIX could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in Korn Shell (ksh) to gain root privileges.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
    • Solution
    The vendor has released fixes to resolve this vulnerability. Refer to AIX bind to obtain more information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 330086

    CVE-2021-29741 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ksh_advisory URL Logo aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ksh_advisory.asc
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