CVE-2024-27273

IBM AIX's Unix domain (AIX 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1, and VIOS 4.1) datagram socket implementation could potentially expose applications using Unix domain datagram sockets with SO_PEERID operation and may lead to privilege escalation. IBM X-Force ID: 284903.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/284903	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/284903	Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150297	Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150297	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1:::::::*

History

18 Aug 2025, 15:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8
References	~~() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/284903 -~~	() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/284903 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150297 -~~	() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150297 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1:::::::*
First Time		Ibm vios Ibm Ibm aix
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo

07 May 2024, 21:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-05-07 21:15

Updated : 2025-08-18 15:19

NVD link : CVE-2024-27273

Mitre link : CVE-2024-27273

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

vios
aix

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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