CVE-2021-29795 (GCVE-0-2021-29795)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-21 16:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 02:11
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW860, FW930, FW940, and FW950 could allow a local user to create a specially crafted sequence of hypervisor calls from a partition that could crash the system. IBM X-Force ID: 203557.
Severity
CWE
- Denial of Service
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6490877 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | PowerVM Hypervisor |
Affected:
FW930
Affected: FW940 Affected: FW950 Affected: FW860 |
guessed |
Date Public
2021-09-20 00:00
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