Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 14, 2023· Updated Oct 9, 2024
IBM i privilege escalation
CVE-2023-38721
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 could gain access to a command line with elevated privileges allowing root access to the host operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 262173.
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Affected products
2- Range: 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
Patches
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References
2- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7023423mitrevendor-advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262173mitrevdb-entry
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