vulnerability

IBM AIX: lpd_advisory (CVE-2021-29693): Vulnerability in lpd affects AIX

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 25, 2021
Added
Jun 28, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user that is in the with elevated group privileges to cause a denial of service due to a vulnerability in the lpd daemon. IBM X-Force ID: 200255.

Solution

ibm-aix-lpd_advisory
Title
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