CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-4829
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-12-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 8.4 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the ksu user command to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 189960.
Affected configurations
• ibm vios 3.1
• ibm aix 7.1
• ibm aix 7.2
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189960 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6380430 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189960 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6380430 Patch, Vendor Advisory