CVE-2023-45165: IBM AIX denial of service

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2023-12-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

IBM AIX 7.2 and 7.3 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX SMB client to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 267963.

Affected products

IBM AIX: 7.2, 7.3

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/267963
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7100970
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/267963
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7100970

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