QID 330118

Date Published: 2023-02-20

QID 330118: IBM AIX Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Kernel Extension Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability (kernel_advisory5)

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 kernel bos.net.tcp.client fileset

A successful exploit could lead to privilege escalation vulnerability.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.2 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 3.6 severity.

Solution

The vendor has released fixes to resolve this vulnerability. Refer to AIX kernel_advisory5 to obtain more information.

Vendor References

kernel_advisory5 - aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/kernel_advisory5.asc

CVEs related to QID 330118

CVE-2022-40233 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
ernel_advisory5			aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/kernel_advisory5.asc

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