CVE-2021-38923 (GCVE-0-2021-38923)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-06 17:50 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:18
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Summary
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW1010 could allow a privileged user to gain access to another VM due to assigning duplicate WWPNs. IBM X-Force ID: 210162.
Severity
8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/S:C/UI:N/PR:H/AC:H/I:H/A:H/AV:N/C:H/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
CWE
  • Bypass Security
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor Affected: FW1010
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Date Public
2021-10-05 00:00
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