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FKIE_CVE-2021-20411

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-02-12 17:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:33
Severity
8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
IBM Security Verify Information Queue 1.0.6 and 1.0.7 could allow a user to impersonate another user on the system due to incorrectly updating the session identifier. IBM X-Force ID: 198191.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196191VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6414777Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196191VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6414777Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm security_verify_information_queue 1.0.6
ibm security_verify_information_queue 1.0.7
linux linux_kernel -
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