Execution with unnecessary privileges in IBM i - CVE-2024-31890
Published: August 2, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95167
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31890
CWE-ID: CWE-250
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM i
IBM i
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application binary has a setuid bit. A local low-privileged user can run the affected binary and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-31890
Install updates from vendor's website.