Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old IBM AIX local code-execution flaw in the auditselect utility. A person who already has local access to an affected AIX 5.1, 5.2, or 5.3 system could abuse malformed command-line input. Business urgency depends mainly on whether legacy AIX systems still exist and allow local users or workloads. Exposure is most likely on legacy IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, or 5.3 hosts where auditselect is present and local users, service accounts, or hosted workloads can invoke it. Organizations without these older AIX versions are unlikely to be exposed based on the provided sources. Treat this as a legacy-system risk requiring targeted action, not broad emergency response. Prioritize any affected AIX hosts that support critical business services or allow multiple local users, contractors, batch jobs, or third-party software to run code. Mitigation focus: Inventory IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 systems.; Review IBM APARs IY67472, IY67519, and IY67802 for vendor guidance.; Apply IBM-provided fixes or supported maintenance updates where available..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- aix-auditselect-format-string(19255)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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