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FKIE_CVE-2021-38991

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-01-11 17:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:02
Summary
IBM AIX 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the lscore command which could lead to code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 212953.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm vios 3.1
ibm aix 7.0
ibm aix 7.1
ibm aix 7.2

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