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AIX 6.1 TL 8 : fuser (IV29289)

low Nessus Plugin ID 63744

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Synopsis

The remote AIX host is missing a security patch.

Description

IBM AIX is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper restrictions on the fuser command. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability via the -k argument to kill a process of another user.

Solution

Install the appropriate interim fix.

See Also

https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/fuser_advisory.asc

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 63744

File Name: aix_IV29289.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 1/24/2013

Updated: 4/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix:6.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version, Host/AIX/lslpp

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/28/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4833