SB2024081427 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and IBM VIOS

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SB2024081427 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and IBM VIOS

Published: August 14, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024081427
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45803)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to urllib3 does not remove the HTTP request body when redirecting HTTP response using status codes 301, 302, or 303, after the request had its method changed from one that could accept a request body (e.g. from POST to GET). A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.


2) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6345)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing URL in the package_index module of pypa/setuptools. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system via download functions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References