Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in EFS affects AIX (CVE-2021-29861)

Summary UPDATED Mar 17 Corrected the affected upper fileset levels for AIX 7.1 TL5 to show that SP11 is affected. Added iFix for 7.1 TL5 SP11 There is a vulnerability in EFS that affects AIX. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2021-29861 DESCRIPTION: IBM AIX could allow a non-privileged local user t...

CVE-2021-29861

CVE-2021-29861 affects IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2 and VIOS 3.1. A vulnerability in EFS could allow a non‑privileged local user to disclose sensitive information. IBM’s advisory lists affected filesets and versions and provides remediation via APARs and iFixes: AIX 7.1.5.x (APAR IJ35780, IJ35780m7a/m8a/m9a,...

AIX (IJ35078)

The version of AIX installed on the remote host is prior to APAR IJ35078. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the IJ35078 advisory. - IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in EFS to expose sensitive information...