AIX 7.2 TL 5 : nimsh (IJ36681)

high Nessus Plugin ID 158658

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Synopsis

The remote AIX host is missing a security patch.

Description

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22351 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22351 IBM AIX 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.

Solution

Install the appropriate interim fix.

See Also

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/nimsh_advisory.asc

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 158658

File Name: aix_IJ36681.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 3/7/2022

Updated: 3/25/2022

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC: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

CPE: cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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