CVE-2022-41290
highpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.002 · 9 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the rm_rlcache_file command to obtain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 236690.
cvss
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ssvc
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affected products (9)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-2335IBM AIX: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-12-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM AIX und IBM VIOS ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen und seine Privilegien zu erweitern.
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references (9)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-41290/cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236690cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/AIX-privilege-escalation-via-rm-mlcache-file-40112cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6847917cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6847947Patchcnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236690enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6847917enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/236690VDB EntryVendor Advisorynvd
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