Description
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.
Affected products
ibm: vios; ibm: aix
References1
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7245092 Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 2 · as of 8 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-454
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