Code Injection in IBM AIX and IBM VIOS - CVE-2024-25021

 

Code Injection in IBM AIX and IBM VIOS - CVE-2024-25021

Published: June 5, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91113
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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25021
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM AIX
IBM VIOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A local user can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-25021

Install updates from vendor's website.

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