CVE-2023-30438 IBM PowerVM gain access
Privileged users in a logical partition can violate isolation to execute code or leak data in other partitions on the same physical server.
- 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-2023-30438?
CVE-2023-30438 is a critical vulnerability in IBM PowerVM Hypervisor, published on 17 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An internally discovered vulnerability in PowerVM on IBM Power9 and Power10 systems could allow an attacker with privileged user access to a logical partition to perform an undetected violation of the isolation between logical partitions which could lead to data leakage or the execution of arbitrary code in other logical partitions on the same physical server. IBM X-Force ID: 252706.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30438?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Powervm Hypervisor.
How do I fix CVE-2023-30438?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-30438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-30438 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30438 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM PowerVM Hypervisor
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8m9h-3vxr-jw8j.