QID 330140

Date Published: 2023-08-17

QID 330140: IBM AIX Multiple Vulnerabilities due to curl (curl_advisory2)

AIX is vulnerable to Multiple vulnerabilities due to cURL libcurl.AIX uses cURL libcurl as part of LV/PV encryption integration with HPCS.

Affected Platform:
AIX 7.3 TL1 (Technology level 1)
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
The detection checks for installed packages version via command lslpp -L | grep -i oss.lib.libcurl. It also checks for interim fixes installed The detection posts vulnerable if installed package version is less than patched version and interim fixes are also not installed.

Successful exploit might impact confidentiality, integrity and availability

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
  • Solution
    The vendor has released fixes to curl_advisory2 this vulnerability.
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    curl_advisory2 URL Logo aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/curl_advisory2.asc