PT-2024-21778 · Ibm · Ibm Aix+1

Published 2024-05-15 · Updated 2024-05-17 · CVE-2024-27260

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.4

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 7.2 through 7.3 VIOS versions 3.1 through 4.1

Description A vulnerability in the invscout command allows a non-privileged local user to execute arbitrary commands. This issue poses a high risk and could be exploited by non-privileged users.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 7.2 through 7.3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For VIOS versions 3.1 through 4.1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the invscout command until a patch is available.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-250

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-27260

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

Vios

References · 11

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-27260 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7152543 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27260 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1791175342465400945 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/1791166846692950504 · Twitter Post
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/283985 · Note
• https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/invscout_advisory6.asc · Note
• https://twitter.com/linuxpatch/status/1791168146927149176 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/vuldb/status/1791324274164420785 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/80067 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1791164530925748313 · Twitter Post