CVE-2024-27273

High

Description

IBM AIX's Unix domain (AIX 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1, and VIOS 4.1) datagram socket implementation could potentially expose applications using Unix domain datagram sockets with SO_PEERID operation and may lead to privilege escalation. IBM X-Force ID: 284903.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.1
Exploit probability—
ProductIbm Vios
PublishedMay 7, 2024
First seenMay 7, 2024
Weakness typeCWE-266CWE-266

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
ibm vios3.1, 4.1—
ibm aix7.2, 7.3—

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