Input validation error in IBM AIX and IBM VIOS - CVE-2022-36768
Published: September 12, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67204
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36768
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM AIX
IBM VIOS
IBM AIX
IBM VIOS
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-36768
Install updates from vendor's website.