Description
lquerylv in cmdlvm in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted DBGCMD_LQUERYLV environment-variable value.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- AIX 7.1 - 'lquerylv' Local Privilege Escalation EDB-38576 · local · Oct 30, 2015
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 62195 third-party-advisory
- 1031596 vdb-entry
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lvm_advisory.asc
- IV67907 vendor-advisory
- IV68070 vendor-advisory
- ibm-aix-cve20148904-sec-bypass(99193) vdb-entry
- IV68082 vendor-advisory
- 38576 exploit
- IV68478 vendor-advisory
- IV67908 vendor-advisory