SB2021080105 - Privilege escalation in IBM AIX ksh
Published: August 1, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021080105
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29741)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error within Korn Shell (ksh). A local user can execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.