CVE-2021-38923
9.1 CRITICALIBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW1010 could allow a privileged user to gain access to another VM due to assigning duplicate WWPNs
Published: 2021-10-06 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 9.1 CRITICAL
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ibm | powervm_hypervisor_firmware |
Description
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.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38923
- [Vendor advisory]https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/210162
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6495879
- [Vendor advisory]https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/210162
- [Vendor advisory]https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6495879
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