AIX is vulnerable to arbitrary command execution due to invscout

IBM SECURITY ADVISORY

First Issued: Thu Nov 30 10:49:53 CST 2023

The most recent version of this document is available here:
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/invscout_advisory5.asc

Security Bulletin: AIX is vulnerable to arbitrary command execution due to
invscout (CVE-2023-45168)

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SUMMARY:

A vulnerability in the AIX invscout command could allow a non-privileged
local user to execute arbitrary commands (CVE-2023-45168).

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VULNERABILITY DETAILS:

CVEID: CVE-2023-45168
    https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2023-45168
DESCRIPTION: IBM AIX could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a
    vulnerability in the invscout command to execute arbitrary commands.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See 
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/267966
    for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)


AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS:

    AIX 7.2, 7.3
    VIOS 3.1

    The following fileset levels are vulnerable:
    
    key_fileset = aix

    Fileset                 Lower Level  Upper Level KEY 
    ---------------------------------------------------------
    invscout.rte            2.2.0.0      2.2.0.24    key_w_fs

    To find out whether the affected filesets are installed 
    on your systems, refer to the lslpp command found in AIX user's guide.

    Example:  lslpp -L | grep -i invscout.rte


REMEDIATION:

    A. FIXES

        IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

        AIX and VIOS fixes are available.

        The AIX and VIOS fixes can be downloaded via https from:

        https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/invscout_fix5.tar 

        The link above is to a tar file containing this signed
        advisory, fix packages, and OpenSSL signatures for each package.
        The fixes below include prerequisite checking. This will
        enforce the correct mapping between the fixes and AIX
        Technology Levels.

        To extract the fixes from the tar file:

        tar xvf invscout_fix5.tar
        cd invscout_fix5

        Verify you have retrieved the fixes intact:

        The checksums below were generated using the
        "openssl dgst -sha256 [filename]" command as the following:

        openssl dgst -sha256                                              filename                 KEY
        -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        c0b1fb8c09034e37f0fe4adc88aaa24b8751a3999f290020719522669ece8fd5  invscout.rte             key_w_csum


        These sums should match exactly. The OpenSSL signatures in the tar
        file and on this advisory can also be used to verify the
        integrity of the fixes.  If the sums or signatures cannot be
        confirmed, contact IBM Support at
        http://ibm.com/support/ and describe the discrepancy.         

        openssl dgst -sha256 -verify [pubkey_file] -signature [advisory_file].sig [advisory_file]

        openssl dgst -sha256 -verify [pubkey_file] -signature [ifix_file].sig [ifix_file]

        Published advisory OpenSSL signature file location:

        https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/invscout_advisory5.asc.sig

    B. FIX INSTALLATION

        If possible, it is recommended that a mksysb backup of the system 
        be created. Verify it is both bootable and readable before
        proceeding.

        To preview the fix installation:

        installp -apYd . invscout

        To install the fix package:

        installp -aXYd . invscout


WORKAROUNDS AND MITIGATIONS:

    None.

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To verify the AIX/VIOS security bulletin:

Published advisory OpenSSL signature file location:

https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/invscout_advisory5.asc.sig

openssl dgst -sha256 -verify [pubkey_file] -signature [advisory_file].sig [advisory_file]

Please contact your local IBM AIX support center for any
assistance.

REFERENCES:

Complete CVSS v3 Guide:  http://www.first.org/cvss/user-guide
On-line Calculator v3:
    http://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0

RELATED INFORMATION:

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
    http://www.ibm.com/security/secure-engineering/bulletins.html

IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
    https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/

Security Bulletin: AIX is vulnerable to arbitrary command execution due
    to invscout (CVE-2023-45168)
    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7086090

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

None.

CHANGE HISTORY:

First Issued: Thu Nov 30 10:49:53 CST 2023

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*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will
ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact
of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the
Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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