AIX 7.1 TL 5 : mount (IJ35620)

high Nessus Plugin ID 156555

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Synopsis

The remote AIX host is missing a security patch.

Description

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38990 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38990 IBM AIX could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the mount command which could lead to code execution.

Solution

Install the appropriate interim fix.

See Also

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/mount_advisory.asc

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 156555

File Name: aix_IJ35620.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 1/7/2022

Updated: 1/18/2022

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.1

Required KB Items: Host/AIX/lslpp, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/6/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/6/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-38990