CVE-2021-38958

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Published Nov 30, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 CD and 9.2 LTS is affected by a denial of service attack caused by a concurrency issue. IBM X-Force ID: 212042

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

MQ Appliance

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.2.0.0`	affected	—
`9.2.1`	affected	—
`9.2.0.1`	affected	—
`9.2.2`	affected	—
`9.2.0.2`	affected	—
`9.2.0.3`	affected	—
`9.2.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:9.2.0.0::::continuous_delivery:::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:9.2.0.0::::lts:::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-25395	IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 CD and 9.2 LTS is affected by a denial of service attack caused by a concurrency issue. IBM X-Force ID: 212042

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.219% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212043
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6519420

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Mq Appliance

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Nov 30, 2021, 4:45 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:16 PM
Reserved: Aug 16, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 30, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:02 AM

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