IBM AIX/VIOS pmsvcs Kernel Extension denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX and VIOS and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component pmsvcs Kernel Extension. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-45169. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX and VIOS (Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component pmsvcs Kernel Extension. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/07/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at aix.software.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-45169 since 10/05/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

10/05/2023 🔍
01/07/2024 +94 days 🔍
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01/25/2024 +18 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: aix.software.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-45169 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-45169
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-249847
X-Force: 267967

Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2024 09:22
Updated: 01/25/2024 01:50
Changes: 01/07/2024 09:22 (39), 01/25/2024 01:42 (2), 01/25/2024 01:50 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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