CVE-2024-27273: IBM AIX privilege escalation
First published: Mon May 06 2024(Updated: )
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.
Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| IBM AIX | <=7.2 | |
| IBM AIX | <=7.3 | |
| IBM Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) | <=3.1 | |
| IBM Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) | <=4.1 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2024-27273?
CVE-2024-27273 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2024-27273?
To fix CVE-2024-27273, you should apply the latest security updates provided by IBM for AIX 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1, 4.1.
What are the affected software versions for CVE-2024-27273?
CVE-2024-27273 affects IBM AIX versions up to 7.3 and IBM VIOS versions up to 4.1.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-27273?
CVE-2024-27273 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Unix domain datagram socket implementation.
Can CVE-2024-27273 affect production environments?
Yes, CVE-2024-27273 can potentially affect production environments that use vulnerable versions of IBM AIX and VIOS, leading to security risks.
- agent/title
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/event
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/trending
- agent/source
- agent/tags
- collector/ibm-support
- source/IBM
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- vendor/ibm
- canonical/ibm aix
- version/ibm aix/7.2
- version/ibm aix/7.3
- canonical/ibm virtual i/o server (vios)
- version/ibm virtual i/o server (vios)/3.1
- version/ibm virtual i/o server (vios)/4.1