CVE-2021-29795

Published: Sep 21, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

6.0

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.5 / Impact: 4.0

Source: NVD

Description

IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW860, FW930, FW940, and FW950 could allow a local user to create a specially crafted sequence of hypervisor calls from a partition that could crash the system. IBM X-Force ID: 203557.

Affected (4)

Products: Ibm: Powervm Hypervisor

Ibm

1 product

Powervm Hypervisor

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ibm Powervm Hypervisor	Version fw860
Ibm Powervm Hypervisor	Version fw930
Ibm Powervm Hypervisor	Version fw940
Ibm Powervm Hypervisor	Version fw950

Related CWEs

CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

References (4)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203557

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

VDB EntryVendor Advisory

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6490877

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

PatchVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203557

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

VDB EntryVendor Advisory

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6490877

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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