CVE-2022-22369 Denial of service in Workload Scheduler

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

A local user can overwrite key system files in IBM Workload Scheduler, causing the system to crash and resulting in a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-22369?

CVE-2022-22369 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Workload Scheduler, published on 10 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Workload Scheduler 9.4 and 9.5 could allow a local user to overwrite key system files which would cause the system to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 221187.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22369?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Workload Scheduler.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22369?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22369 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-22369 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22369 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h7mp-gpw2-qcgf.

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