vulnerability
IBM AIX: kernel_advisory7 (CVE-2024-27273): Vulnerability in kernel affects AIX
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 6, 2024 | May 7, 2024 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 6, 2024
Added
May 7, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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
ibm-aix-kernel_advisory7
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