Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM VIOS

Published: 2022-03-02

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-22350 CVE-2021-38996
CWE-ID	CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	IBM VIOS Server applications / Application servers
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU60946

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22350

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in CAA. A local attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM VIOS: 3.1.0 - 3.1.3.14

CPE2.3

External links

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/caa_advisory2.asc

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU60947