QID 330123

Date Published: 2023-02-21

QID 330123: IBM AIX Buffer Overflow X11 Vulnerability

A vulnerability in X11 on AIX could allow a non-privileged local user to cause a buffer overflow that could result in a denial of service or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2022-47990).

Affected Versions:
AIX 7.1, 7.2,7.3

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

IBM AIX could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in X11 to cause a buffer overflow that could result in a denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
    • Solution
    The vendor has released fixes to resolve this vulnerability. Refer to AIX 6855827 to obtain more information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 330123

    CVE-2022-47990 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    AIX 6855827 URL Logo www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6855827
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