Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 16, 2023· Updated Oct 30, 2024
IBM i privilege escalation
CVE-2023-30988
Description
The IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 product Facsimile Support for i contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 254016.
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Affected products
2- Range: 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
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References
2- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7012355mitrevendor-advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/254016mitrevdb-entry
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