CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
71.6%
A vulnerability in zlib and zlibNX could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (CVE-2022-37434). AIX uses zlib and zlibNX as part of its data compression functions.
CVEID:CVE-2022-37434
**DESCRIPTION:**zlib is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by inflate in inflate.c. By using a large gzip header extra field, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/232849 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
---|---|
AIX | 7.2 |
AIX | 7.3 |
VIOS | 3.1 |
The following fileset levels are vulnerable:
For zlib:
Fileset | Lower Level | Upper Level |
---|---|---|
rpm.rte | 4.9.1.3 | 4.15.1.1006 |
rpm.rte | 4.15.1.2000 | 4.15.1.2006 |
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 rpm.rte
For zlibNX:
Fileset | Lower Level | Upper Level |
---|---|---|
zlibNX.rte | 7.2.4.0 | 7.2.4.8 |
zlibNX.rte | 7.3.0.0 | 7.3.0.2 |
zlibNX.rte | 7.3.1.0 | 7.3.1.0 |
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 zlibNX.rte
A. FIXES
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.
AIX and VIOS fixes are available. The fixes are cumulative and address previous AIX/VIOS zlib security bulletins with respect to fileset level.
The AIX and VIOS fixes can be downloaded via https from:
<https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/zlib_fix2.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.
For zlib:
AIX Level | Fix |
---|---|
7.2 | rpm.rte.4.15.1.1007 |
7.3 | rpm.rte.4.15.1.2007 |
VIOS Level | Fix |
---|---|
3.1 | rpm.rte.4.15.1.1007 |
For zlibNX:
AIX Level | Interim Fix |
---|---|
7.2.5 | IJ47324m5a.230623.epkg.Z |
7.3.0 | IJ46030m3a.230623.epkg.Z |
7.3.1 | IJ44986s1a.230623.epkg.Z |
Please reference the Affected Products and Version section above for help with checking installed fileset levels.
VIOS Level | Interim Fix |
---|---|
3.1 | IJ47324m5a.230623.epkg.Z |
To extract the fixes from the tar file:
tar xvf zlib_fix2.tar
cd zlib_fix2
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 |
---|---|
66c4bf4452aa9d6aa7fdb13adc150712449ed679a7e5a09cc83eeaf54135acc9 | IJ44986s1a.230623.epkg.Z |
8b49543d3af33b8bb6c1cb2c122edc689532ea650cc0e1f3fc4ef9fc362aa67d | IJ46030m3a.230623.epkg.Z |
455bf389db97e3df581c4a8de9efe11eab2a579371685b522260a7a898c310cb | IJ47324m5a.230623.epkg.Z |
0672cf52ad47fa275c6507e6ad6b5d335b4cd5a40f566c14344efa2b9edb1535 | rpm.rte.4.15.1.1007 |
ae98d2787326d8fca84c80d8dd4859be98d7e37faccad470c1bae0fe28a41a80 | rpm.rte.4.15.1.2007 |
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/zlib_advisory2.asc.sig>
B. FIX AND INTERIM 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 a fix installation:
installp -a -d fix_name -p all # where fix_name is the name of the
To install a fix package:
installp -a -d fix_name -X all # where fix_name is the name of the
Interim fixes have had limited functional and regression testing but not the full regression testing that takes place for Service Packs; however, IBM does fully support them.
Interim fix management documentation can be found at:
<http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/aix.efixmgmt/home.html>
To preview an interim fix installation:
emgr -e ipkg_name -p # where ipkg_name is the name of the
To install an interim fix package:
emgr -e ipkg_name -X # where ipkg_name is the name of the
None
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
71.6%