CVE-2023-45167

Summary

CVE-2023-45167 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting IBM AIX's 7.3 Python implementation. A local, non-privileged user can exploit this issue, as identified in IBM X-Force with ID 267965. The vulnerability does not grant elevated privileges but can cause the Python interpreter to become unresponsive, leading to service disruption. IBM urges users to apply the available patch to mitigate this risk.

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