AIX 7.2 TL 4 : kernel (IJ37501)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 158345

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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-2021-38994 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38994 IBM AIX could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX kernel to cause a denial of service. IBM AIX could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX kernel to cause a denial of service.

Solution

Install the appropriate interim fix.

See Also

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/kernel_advisory3.asc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 158345

File Name: aix_IJ37501.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 2/24/2022

Updated: 3/7/2022

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-38995

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/23/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/23/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-38994, CVE-2021-38995