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TITLE:
IBM AIX X Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29139

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29139/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
AIX 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/213/
AIX 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/16995/

DESCRIPTION:
IBM has acknowledged some vulnerabilities in AIX, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service), disclose potentially sensitive information, or to gain
escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA28532

The vulnerabilities affect AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1.

SOLUTION:
Apply interim fixes or APARs as soon as they become available.
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/X_ifix.tar

-- APARS --

AIX 5.2.0:
Apply APAR IZ13652 (available approximately 07/05/08)

AIX 5.3.0:
Apply APAR IZ13653 (available approximately 12/03/08)

AIX 5.3.7:
Apply APAR IZ13654 (available approximately 12/03/08)

AIX 6.1.0:
Apply APAR IZ13655 (available approximately 09/04/08)

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile112539&label=AIX%20X%20server%20multiple%20vulnerabilities

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA28532:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28532/

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