OS Command Injection in IBM AIX and IBM VIOS - CVE-2023-26286
Published: April 13, 2023 / Updated: April 26, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU75054
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:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26286
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM AIX
IBM VIOS
IBM AIX
IBM VIOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the errlog() syscall functionality in the AIX runtime services library. A local user can execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-26286
Install updates from vendor's website.