Description
IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | AIX | 3.4, 3.2.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.2.0, 4.2.1.12, 430, 5, 5.1L, 5.2.2, 5.2 L, 5.3 L, 5.3.7, 4.3, 4.3.2, 4, 5.2, 4.3.1, 4.3.3.10, 3.1, 4.2.1, 4.2, 2.2.1, 5.1, 4.3.3, 4.1, 3.2.5, 3.2, 3.2.4, 6.1, 5.3, 5.2.0.50, 5.2.0.54, 5.3.0.10, 5.3.0.20, 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.3.8, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 5.3.9, 6.1.… | — |
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
- IBM AIX 6.1/7.1/7.2.0.2 - 'lsmcode' Local Privilege Escalation EDB-40709 · local · Nov 4, 2016 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 93605 vdb-entry
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lsmcode_advisory2.asc
- 40709 exploit
- 1037030 vdb-entry