Description
fuser in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly restrict the -k option, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes via a crafted command line.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78907 ↗
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28756 ↗
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28754 ↗
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/fuser_advisory.asc ↗
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28151 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50708 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55726 ↗
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027586 ↗
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28749 ↗