QID 330159

Date Published: 2024-01-02

QID 330159: IBM AIX smcd daemon Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability (smbcd_advisory3)

AIX is vulnerable to a denial of service due to the AIX SMB client (CVE-2023-45165)

Affected Platform:
AIX 7.2,7.3
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
The detection checks for installed packages version via command : lslpp -L | grep -i smbc.rte The detection posts vulnerable if installed package version is less than patched version

A vulnerability in the AIX SMB client daemon could allow a non-privileged local user to cause a denial of service

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Low - 2.1 severity.

Solution

The vendor has released fixes to resolve this vulnerability. Refer to smbcd_advisory3 to obtain more information.

Vendor References

smbcd_advisory3 - aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/smbcd_advisory3.asc

CVEs related to QID 330159

CVE-2023-45165 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
smbcd_advisory3			aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/smbcd_advisory3.asc

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