cve-2021-38989
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-03-07 16:55
Modified
2024-09-17 02:41
Summary
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX kernel to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 212951.
Impacted products
IBMVIOS
IBMAIX
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