# CVE-2017-1692: IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level priv

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-02-07 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM AIX: 6.1, 5.3, 7.1, 7.2

## Description

IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 134067.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM AIX, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/suid_advisory.asc
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040330
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134067

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