Potential Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AIX Unix Domain Datagram Sockets

CVE-2024-27273
8.1HIGH

Key Information

Vendor
IBM
Status
Aix
Vendor
Published:
7 May 2024

Summary

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.

Affected Version(s)

AIX = 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1, VIOS 4.1

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
HIGH
Integrity:
HIGH
Availability:
HIGH
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

Christian Kohlschuetter
.