AIX (IJ37706)

high Nessus Plugin ID 158671

Synopsis

The remote AIX host is missing a security patch.

Description

The version of AIX installed on the remote host is prior to APAR IJ37706. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the IJ37706 advisory.

- IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged trusted host user to exploit a vulnerability in the nimsh daemon to cause a denial of service in the nimsh daemon on another trusted host. IBM X-Force ID: 220396 (CVE-2022-22351)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Please apply the appropriate interim fix per APAR IJ37706.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6561275

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/IJ37706

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 158671

File Name: aix_IJ37706.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 3/7/2022

Updated: 10/23/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-22351

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version, Host/AIX/lslpp

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/4/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/4/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-22351