SB2018020914 - Privilege escalation in IBM AIX
Published: February 9, 2018 Updated: February 12, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018020914
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1383)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified flaw. A remote attacker can gain root privileges on a different target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.