IBM AIX privilege escalation
CVE-2022-41290

8.4HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

IBM
Status
Aix
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 December 2022

What is CVE-2022-41290?

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the rm_rlcache_file command to obtain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 236690.

Affected Version(s)

AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6847917
vendor-advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236690
vdb-entry

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.4
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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