CVE-2022-22444

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Published Jun 15, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

AIX

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.1`	affected	—
`7.2`	affected	—
`7.3`	affected	—

IBM

VIOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-27590	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.233% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/224444
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6594859

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix Vios

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Jun 15, 2022, 3:40 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:30 PM
Reserved: Jan 3, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:28 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 15, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:28 AM

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