SB2025121137 - IBM AIX and VIOS update for OpenSSL



SB2025121137 - IBM AIX and VIOS update for OpenSSL

Published: December 11, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025121137
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-9232)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in OpenSSL HTTP client API functions if the "no_proxy" environment variable is set and the host portion of the authority component of the HTTP URL is an IPv6 address. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-9230)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when trying to decrypt CMS messages encrypted using password based encryption. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that password based (PWRI) encryption support in CMS messages is enabled. 


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.