Description
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.
References
- aix-fuser-kill-process(78907) vdb-entry
- IV28756 vendor-advisory
- IV28754 vendor-advisory
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/fuser_advisory.asc
- IV28151 vendor-advisory
- 50708 third-party-advisory
- 55726 vdb-entry
- 1027586 vdb-entry
- IV28749 vendor-advisory