SB2022022418 - Local denial of service in IBM AIX smbcd daemon
Published: February 24, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022022418
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38993)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in smbcd daemon. A local user can run a specially crafted program to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.