CVE-2024-27273

HIGH

IBM AIX 7.2-7.3 and VIOS 3.1-4.1 - Privilege Escalation via Unix Domain Datagram Socket SO_PEERID Operation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150297

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 7.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-266
Status published
Products (4)
ibm/aix 7.2
ibm/aix 7.3
ibm/vios 3.1
ibm/vios 4.1
Published May 07, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026