CVE-2012-4833
First published: Mon Oct 01 2012(Updated: )
fuser in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly restrict the -k option, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes via a crafted command line.
Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| IBM VIOS | =2.2.1.4-fp-25_sp-02 | |
| IBM AIX | =6.1 | |
| IBM AIX | =7.1 |
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Reference Links
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/fuser_advisory.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50708
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28151
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28749
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28754
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28756
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55726
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027586
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78907
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/weakness
- agent/author
- agent/tags
- agent/type
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/remedy
- vendor/ibm
- canonical/ibm vios
- version/ibm vios/2.2.1.4-fp-25_sp-02
- canonical/ibm aix
- version/ibm aix/6.1
- version/ibm aix/7.1