CVE-2022-22488 IBM OpenBMC denial of service
A privileged user can cause a denial of service in IBM OpenBMC by rapidly uploading or deleting excessive CA certificates.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-22488?
CVE-2022-22488 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM OpenBMC, published on 18 Nov 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM OpenBMC OP910 and OP940 could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service by uploading or deleting too many CA certificates in a short period of time. IBM X-Force ID: 2226337.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22488?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Ibm Power System Ac922 \(8335-Gtg\) Firmware, Ibm Power System Ac922 \(8335-Gth\) Firmware, Ibm Power System Ac922 \(8335-Gtx\) Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22488?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22488 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-2022-22488 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22488 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM OpenBMC
Sources
Also known as GHSA-25r2-v989-pqgp.