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CVE-2022-43849: IBM AIX denial of service

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-12-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

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 pfcdd kernel extension to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 239170.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
• IBM VIOS: 3.1

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239170
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6847947
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239170
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6847947

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