CVE-2022-22444 Denial of service in AIX

Medium 6.2 Published 15 Jun 2022 Updated 16 Sep 2024

A local user can exploit a vulnerability in the lpd daemon on IBM AIX and VIOS to cause 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-2022-22444?

CVE-2022-22444 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 15 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the lpd daemon to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 224444.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22444?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Aix, Ibm Vios.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22444?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22444 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-2022-22444 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22444 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-rx85-gxv3-499c.