fuser in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly restrict the -k option, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes via a crafted command line.

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U854544, which is related to the security of the package bos.rte.filesystem.

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U854868, which is related to the security of the package bos.rte.filesystem.

IBM AIX is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper restrictions on the fuser command. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability via the -k argument to kill a process of another user.

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U854841, which is related to the security of the package bos.rte.filesystem.

IBM AIX is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper restrictions on the fuser command. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability via the -k argument to kill a process of another user.

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U855520, which is related to the security of the package bos.rte.filesystem.

IBM AIX is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper restrictions on the fuser command. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability via the -k argument to kill a process of another user.

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U854603, which is related to the security of the package bos.rte.filesystem.

IBM AIX is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper restrictions on the fuser command. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability via the -k argument to kill a process of another user.

IBM AIX is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper restrictions on the fuser command. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability via the -k argument to kill a process of another user.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
71161	AIX 6.1 TL 9 : bos.rte.filesystem (U854544)	Nessus	AIX Local Security Checks	low
66277	AIX 7.1 TL 1 : bos.rte.filesystem (U854868)	Nessus	AIX Local Security Checks	low
66276	AIX 7.1 : bos.rte.filesystem (U854841)	Nessus	AIX Local Security Checks	low
65712	AIX 6.1 TL 6 : bos.rte.filesystem (U855520)	Nessus	AIX Local Security Checks	low
65707	AIX 6.1 TL 7 : bos.rte.filesystem (U854603)	Nessus	AIX Local Security Checks	low
63744	AIX 6.1 TL 8 : fuser (IV29289)	Nessus	AIX Local Security Checks	low
63743	AIX 7.1 TL 2 : fuser (IV29207)	Nessus	AIX Local Security Checks	low
63740	AIX 7.1 TL 1 : fuser (IV28756)	Nessus	AIX Local Security Checks	low
63739	AIX 7.1 TL 0 : fuser (IV28754)	Nessus	AIX Local Security Checks	low
63738	AIX 6.1 TL 7 : fuser (IV28749)	Nessus	AIX Local Security Checks	low
63736	AIX 6.1 TL 6 : fuser (IV28151)	Nessus	AIX Local Security Checks	low

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2012-4833

medium

Tenable Plugins

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