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

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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
11/17/2021
Created
10/12/2022
Added
10/12/2022
Modified
10/12/2022

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(s)

  • ibm-aix-libc_advisory2

References

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