FKIE_CVE-2021-38937

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-12-10 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:02
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW940, FW950, and FW1010 could allow an authenticated user to cause the system to crash using a specially crafted IBMi Hypervisor call. IBM X-Force ID: 210894.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/210894VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6525014Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/210894VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6525014Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw940
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw950
ibm powervm_hypervisor fw1010
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