CVE-2023-45174

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 7.2 through 7.3 VIOS version 3.1

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the operating system, allowing a privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the qdaemon command. This could lead to privilege escalation or a denial of service.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 7.2 through 7.3, consider disabling the qdaemon command as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. For VIOS version 3.1, consider disabling the qdaemon command as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.