PT-2023-8368 · Ibm · Vios+1

Published 2023-12-12 · Updated 2023-12-19 · CVE-2023-45174

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.4

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 7.2 through 7.3 VIOS version 3.1

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the operating system, allowing a privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the qdaemon command. This could lead to privilege escalation or a denial of service.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 7.2 through 7.3, consider disabling the qdaemon command as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. For VIOS version 3.1, consider disabling the qdaemon command as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-00564

CVE-2023-45174

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

Vios

References · 9

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/267972 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-00564 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7095022 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-45174 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45174 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1735078924080558449 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1735113062556791104 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/64072 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/63598 · Telegram Post