CVE-2023-45173
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Jan 11, 2024
Updated: Jan 16, 2024
CWE ID 20
Summary
CVE-2023-45173 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 systems. This issue enables a non-privileged local user to manipulate the NFS (Network File System) kernel extension, leading to a denial-of-service condition. IBM X-Force has assigned the ID 267971 to this vulnerability. This flaw poses a significant risk to the availability of affected systems and requires immediate attention from system administrators to apply the available patches.
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Affected Products
- IBM AIX
- IBM VIOS
Affected Vendors
- IBM Corporation