QID 330090

Date Published: 2021-11-23

QID 330090: IBM AIX libc.a library Information disclosure Vulnerability (6516774) (libc_advisory2)

CVE-2021-29860: IBM AIX could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the libc.a library to expose sensitive information.

Affected Versions:
AIX 7.1, 7.2

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

IBM AIX could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the libc.a library to expose sensitive information.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.2 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Low - 2.1 severity.
    • Solution
    The vendor has released fixes to resolve this vulnerability. Refer to AIX libc.a library (6516774) to obtain more information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 330090

    CVE-2021-29860 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    libc_advisory2 URL Logo aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libc_advisory2.asc
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