QID 330111

Date Published: 2022-10-13

QID 330111: IBM AIX Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (kernel_advisory4)

A vulnerability in the AIX kernel could allow a non-privileged local user to obtain root privileges. Affected Versions:
AIX 7.1, 7.2,7.3

QID Detection logic:
This QID checks for the vulnerable versions of AIX.

A successful exploit could lead to privilege escalation vulnerability.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.

Solution

The vendor has released fixes to resolve this vulnerability. Refer to AIX kernel_advisory4 to obtain more information.

Vendor References

kernel_advisory4 - aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/kernel_advisory4.asc

CVEs related to QID 330111

CVE-2022-34356 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
kernel_advisory4			aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/kernel_advisory4.asc

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