Security Bulletin
Summary
UPDATED Sep 13 (Added iFix information for 7.1 TL5 SP10 and 7.2 TL4 SP6): A vulnerability in the AIX lpd printer daemon could allow a local user with elevated privileges to cause a denial of service (CVE-2022-22444). The lpd daemon is the remote print server on AIX.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: IBM AIX could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the lpd daemon to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/224444 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
AIX | 7.1 |
AIX | 7.2 |
AIX | 7.3 |
VIOS | 3.1 |
The following fileset levels are vulnerable:
Fileset | Lower Level | Upper Level |
bos.rte.printers | 7.1.5.0 | 7.1.5.33 |
bos.rte.printers | 7.2.4.0 | 7.2.4.1 |
bos.rte.printers | 7.2.5.0 | 7.2.5.1 |
bos.rte.printers | 7.2.5.100 | 7.2.5.100 |
bos.rte.printers | 7.3.0.0 | 7.3.0.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
AIX Level | APAR | SP |
7.1.5 | IJ39868 | SP11 |
7.2.4 | IJ39875 | N/A |
7.2.5 | IJ39876 | SP05 |
7.3.0 | IJ39877 | SP03 |
VIOS Level | APAR | SP |
3.1.1 | IJ39875 | N/A |
3.1.2 | IJ39878 | 3.1.2.50 |
3.1.3 | IJ39876 | 3.1.3.30 |
AIX Level | Interim Fix |
7.1.5.7 | IJ39868s9a.220506.epkg.Z |
7.1.5.8 | IJ39868s9a.220506.epkg.Z |
7.1.5.9 | IJ39868s9a.220506.epkg.Z |
7.1.5.10 | IJ39868s9a.220506.epkg.Z |
7.2.4.3 | IJ39875s5a.220506.epkg.Z |
7.2.4.4 | IJ39875s5a.220506.epkg.Z |
7.2.4.5 | IJ39875s5a.220506.epkg.Z |
7.2.4.6 | IJ39875s5a.220506.epkg.Z |
7.2.5.1 | IJ39878s2a.220506.epkg.Z |
7.2.5.2 | IJ39878s2a.220506.epkg.Z |
7.2.5.3 | IJ39876s3a.220506.epkg.Z |
7.2.5.4 | IJ39876s3a.220506.epkg.Z |
7.3.0.1 | IJ39877s1a.220506.epkg.Z |
VIOS Level | Interim Fix |
3.1.1.30 | IJ39875s5a.220506.epkg.Z |
3.1.1.40 | IJ39875s5a.220506.epkg.Z |
3.1.1.50 | IJ39875s5a.220506.epkg.Z |
3.1.1.60 | IJ39875s5a.220506.epkg.Z |
3.1.2.10 | IJ39878s2a.220506.epkg.Z |
3.1.2.21 | IJ39878s2a.220506.epkg.Z |
3.1.2.30 | IJ39878s2a.220506.epkg.Z |
3.1.2.40 | IJ39878s2a.220506.epkg.Z |
3.1.3.10 | IJ39876s3a.220506.epkg.Z |
3.1.3.14 | IJ39876s3a.220506.epkg.Z |
3.1.3.21 | IJ39876s3a.220506.epkg.Z |
openssl dgst -sha256 | filename |
fd40be548a713f51b98071baeb9cb93926b35a0cf88c9f0745ae244491bddb19 | IJ39868s9a.220506.epkg.Z |
f4fc2b2abcb42a6b300ab60ee74ed3aae1ebfc8099feb76e3fbdcbefc2499ff7 | IJ39875s5a.220506.epkg.Z |
e5e36e1cb37f18a65f123d1ed4b32b6d160d5ef3ae9feb387f856019a0a4d58e | IJ39876s3a.220506.epkg.Z |
dca78408a41d7d963555cd58dbbb206a3bc0edb20bb90f93aae62d6fe408a888 | IJ39877s1a.220506.epkg.Z |
e0d4d6c095c36c32bc65bb8c2183f9826a36a1467d26c1e455408a50f91e9a7b | IJ39878s2a.220506.epkg.Z |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
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Acknowledgement
Change History
13 Sep 2022: Added iFix information for 7.1 TL5 SP10 and 7.2 TL4 SP6.
17 Jun 2022: Added iFix information for 7.2 TL5 SP4 and 7.3 TL0 SP1.
14 Jun 2022: Initial Publication
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Document Information
Modified date:
20 October 2022
UID
ibm16594859