vulnerability

IBM AIX: libc_advisory2 (CVE-2021-29860): Vulnerability in libc affects AIX

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 17, 2021
Added
Oct 12, 2022
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the libc.a library to expose sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 206084.

Solution

ibm-aix-libc_advisory2
Title
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