SB2022122713 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM AIX

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SB2022122713 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM AIX

Published: December 27, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022122713
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43380)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the AIX NFS kernel extension. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40233)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the AIX TCP/IP kernel extension. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39165)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the CAA implementation. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43848)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the AIX perfstat kernel extension. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


5) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43849)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the AIX pfcdd kernel extension. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


6) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39164)

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management within the AIX kernel. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References