SB2022061503 - Privilege escalation in AIX VIOS lpd
Published: June 15, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022061503
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22444)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the lpd daemon. A local user can run a specially crafted program to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.