Input validation error in PowerVM Hypervisor - CVE-2023-30440
Published: May 24, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76483
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30440
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
PowerVM Hypervisor
How to mitigate CVE-2023-30440
Install updates from vendor's website.
PowerVM Hypervisor - addressed in versions FW860.B3, FW950.71, FW1010.51, FW1020.31, FW1030.11