CVE-2022-43849 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX pfcdd kernel extension to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 239170.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00019.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Aix Vios

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-46819	IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX pfcdd kernel extension to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 239170.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239170
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6847947

History

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2022-12-23T19:16:19.688Z

Updated: 2025-04-15T13:26:49.592Z

Reserved: 2022-10-26T15:46:22.822Z

Link: CVE-2022-43849

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:40:06.627Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-23T20:15:20.857

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:27:16.567

Link: CVE-2022-43849

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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