What is CVE-2022-39164?

CVE-2022-39164 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2022-12-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-39164?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in IBM Aix

CVE-2022-39164

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX kernel to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 235181.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.002 (8.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Aix — versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.1
Ibm Vios — versions 3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-39164?: CVE-2022-39164 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2022-12-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-39164?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.