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IBM AIX: suid_advisory (CVE-2017-1692): Vulnerabilities in bellmail, caccelstat, iostat, lquerypv, restbyinode and vmstat affect AIX

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IBM AIX: suid_advisory (CVE-2017-1692): Vulnerabilities in bellmail, caccelstat, iostat, lquerypv, restbyinode and vmstat affect AIX

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/05/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/06/2018
Modified
02/28/2018

Description

IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 134067.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-aix-suid_advisory

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