Vulnerability CVE-2022-41290

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2022-41290 (CCN-236690)

Assigned:

2022-12-14

Published:

2022-12-14

Updated:

2022-12-31

Summary:

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the rm_rlcache_file command to obtain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 236690.

CVSS v3 Severity:

8.4 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.3 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

8.4 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.3 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Privilege

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2022-41290

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-aix-cve202241290-priv-escalation(236690)

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 6847917 (AIX)
AIX is affected by a root privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2022-41290)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:ibm:vios:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

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