Ibm · Ibm Aix · CVE-2024-27273
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
IBM AIX versions 7.2 through 7.3
VIOS versions 3.1 through 4.1
**Description**
The Unix domain datagram socket implementation in IBM AIX could potentially expose applications using Unix domain datagram sockets with the `SO PEERID` operation, which may lead to privilege escalation.
**Recommendations**
For IBM AIX versions 7.2 through 7.3, consider disabling the use of Unix domain datagram sockets with the `SO PEERID` operation until a patch is available.
For VIOS versions 3.1 through 4.1, consider disabling the use of Unix domain datagram sockets with the `SO PEERID` operation until a patch is available.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.