vulnerability

IBM AIX: kernel_advisory6 (CVE-2023-45169): Vulnerability in kernel affects AIX

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jan 4, 2024
Added
Jan 5, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the pmsvcs kernel extension to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 267967.

Solution

ibm-aix-kernel_advisory6
Title
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