CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
IBM SECURITY ADVISORY
First Issued: Thu Nov 30 10:49:53 CST 2023
The most recent version of this document is available here:
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/invscout_advisory5.asc
Security Bulletin: AIX is vulnerable to arbitrary command execution due to
invscout (CVE-2023-45168)
===============================================================================
SUMMARY:
A vulnerability in the AIX invscout command could allow a non-privileged
local user to execute arbitrary commands (CVE-2023-45168).
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VULNERABILITY DETAILS:
CVEID: CVE-2023-45168
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2023-45168
DESCRIPTION: IBM AIX could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a
vulnerability in the invscout command to execute arbitrary commands.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/267966
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS:
AIX 7.2, 7.3
VIOS 3.1
The following fileset levels are vulnerable:
key_fileset = aix
Fileset Lower Level Upper Level KEY
---------------------------------------------------------
invscout.rte 2.2.0.0 2.2.0.24 key_w_fs
To find out whether the affected filesets are installed
on your systems, refer to the lslpp command found in AIX user's guide.
Example: lslpp -L | grep -i invscout.rte
REMEDIATION:
A. FIXES
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.
AIX and VIOS fixes are available.
The AIX and VIOS fixes can be downloaded via https from:
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/invscout_fix5.tar
The link above is to a tar file containing this signed
advisory, fix packages, and OpenSSL signatures for each package.
The fixes below include prerequisite checking. This will
enforce the correct mapping between the fixes and AIX
Technology Levels.
To extract the fixes from the tar file:
tar xvf invscout_fix5.tar
cd invscout_fix5
Verify you have retrieved the fixes intact:
The checksums below were generated using the
"openssl dgst -sha256 [filename]" command as the following:
openssl dgst -sha256 filename KEY
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
c0b1fb8c09034e37f0fe4adc88aaa24b8751a3999f290020719522669ece8fd5 invscout.rte key_w_csum
These sums should match exactly. The OpenSSL signatures in the tar
file and on this advisory can also be used to verify the
integrity of the fixes. If the sums or signatures cannot be
confirmed, contact IBM Support at
http://ibm.com/support/ and describe the discrepancy.
openssl dgst -sha256 -verify [pubkey_file] -signature [advisory_file].sig [advisory_file]
openssl dgst -sha256 -verify [pubkey_file] -signature [ifix_file].sig [ifix_file]
Published advisory OpenSSL signature file location:
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/invscout_advisory5.asc.sig
B. FIX INSTALLATION
If possible, it is recommended that a mksysb backup of the system
be created. Verify it is both bootable and readable before
proceeding.
To preview the fix installation:
installp -apYd . invscout
To install the fix package:
installp -aXYd . invscout
WORKAROUNDS AND MITIGATIONS:
None.
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Contact IBM Support for questions related to this announcement:
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For information on how to securely verify AIX security bulletins and fixes:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6985269
To obtain the OpenSSL public key that can be used to verify the
signed advisories and ifixes:
Download the key from our web page:
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/systems/power/AIX/systems_p_os_aix_security_pubkey.txt
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/systems_p_os_aix_security_pubkey.txt
To verify the AIX/VIOS security bulletin:
Published advisory OpenSSL signature file location:
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/invscout_advisory5.asc.sig
openssl dgst -sha256 -verify [pubkey_file] -signature [advisory_file].sig [advisory_file]
Please contact your local IBM AIX support center for any
assistance.
REFERENCES:
Complete CVSS v3 Guide: http://www.first.org/cvss/user-guide
On-line Calculator v3:
http://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0
RELATED INFORMATION:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
http://www.ibm.com/security/secure-engineering/bulletins.html
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/
Security Bulletin: AIX is vulnerable to arbitrary command execution due
to invscout (CVE-2023-45168)
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7086090
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
None.
CHANGE HISTORY:
First Issued: Thu Nov 30 10:49:53 CST 2023
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*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will
ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact
of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the
Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
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OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%