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AIX 6.1 TL 6 : bos.rte.filesystem (U855520)

low Nessus Plugin ID 65712

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Synopsis

The remote AIX host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U855520, which is related to the security of the package bos.rte.filesystem.

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 missing security-related fix.

See Also

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28151

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 65712

File Name: aix_U855520.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 3/28/2013

Updated: 1/4/2021

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/oslevel, Host/AIX/version, Host/AIX/lslpp

Patch Publication Date: 9/18/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/18/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4833