IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, IBM VIOS 3.1, and 4.1, when configured to use Kerberos network authentication, could allow a local user to write to files on the system with root privileges due to improper initialization of critical variables.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7245092 Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.5 · ibmNVD modified 2026-10-18 21:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 4
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 1
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7245092 Vendor Advisory