AIX 7.1 TL 5 : lpd (IJ44552)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 168863

Synopsis

The remote AIX host is missing a security patch.

Description

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-43382 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-43382 IBM AIX could allow a local user with elevated privileges to exploit a vulnerability in the lpd daemon to cause a denial of service.

Solution

Install the appropriate interim fix.

See Also

https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lpd_advisory3.asc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 168863

File Name: aix_IJ44552.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 12/16/2022

Updated: 4/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-43382

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-43382