SB2023121243 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and VIOS

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45166)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

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 insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the piodmgrsu command. A local user can pass specially crafted arguments to the affected command and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45174)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

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 insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the qdaemon command. A local user can pass specially crafted arguments to the affected command and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45170)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

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 insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the piobe command. A local user can pass specially crafted arguments to the affected command and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7095022