CVE-2023-30438 — CRITICAL (9.3)

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-30438?

CVE-2023-30438 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.3/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2023-30438?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ibm Powervm Hypervisor, Ibm Power System E950, Ibm Power System E980, Ibm Power System H922, Ibm Power System H924.

Vulnerability Description

An internally discovered vulnerability in PowerVM on IBM Power9 and Power10 systems could allow an attacker with privileged user access to a logical partition to perform an undetected violation of the isolation between logical partitions which could lead to data leakage or the execution of arbitrary code in other logical partitions on the same physical server. IBM X-Force ID: 252706.

CVSS Score

9.3

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ibm	Powervm Hypervisor	>= fw950, < fw950.71
Ibm	Power System E950	-
Ibm	Power System E980	-
Ibm	Power System H922	-
Ibm	Power System H924	-
Ibm	Power System L922	-
Ibm	Power System S914	-
Ibm	Power System S922	-
Ibm	Power System S924	-
Ibm	Power System E1080	-
Ibm	Power System E1050	-
Ibm	Power System L1022	-
Ibm	Power System L1024	-
Ibm	Power System S1014	-
Ibm	Power System S1022	-
Ibm	Power System S1022S	-
Ibm	Power System S1024	-

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/252706VDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6993021Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/252706VDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6993021Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-30438?

CVE-2023-30438 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3 (CRITICAL). An internally discovered vulnerability in PowerVM on IBM Power9 and Power10 systems could allow an attacker with privileged user access to a logical partition to perform an undetected violation of the...

How severe is CVE-2023-30438?

CVE-2023-30438 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.3/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-30438?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ibm Powervm Hypervisor, Ibm Power System E950, Ibm Power System E980, Ibm Power System H922, Ibm Power System H924.