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IBM AIX: kernel_advisory7 (CVE-2024-27273): Vulnerability in kernel affects AIX

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IBM AIX: kernel_advisory7 (CVE-2024-27273): Vulnerability in kernel affects AIX

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/06/2024
Created
05/07/2024
Added
05/07/2024
Modified
05/10/2024

Description

IBM AIX's Unix domain (AIX 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1, and VIOS 4.1) datagram socket implementation could potentially expose applications using Unix domain datagram sockets with SO_PEERID operation and may lead to privilege escalation. IBM X-Force ID: 284903.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-aix-kernel_advisory7

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