Input validation error in IBM VIOS and IBM AIX - CVE-2022-36768
Published: September 12, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67204
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36768
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 invscout command. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the affected command and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Affected software
IBM VIOS
IBM AIX
IBM AIX
How to mitigate CVE-2022-36768
Install updates from vendor's website.