SB20240827152 - Race condition in IBM AIX
Published: August 27, 2024 Updated: February 28, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240827152
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6387)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in portable version of sshd. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a series of requests in order to trigger a race condition and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.