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Security Bulletin: IBM i is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation due to an unqualified library call in IBM Performance Tools for i [CVE-2024-27264].

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM i is vulnerable to a user gaining elevated privilege due to a program being called without library qualification in IBM Performance Tools for i as described in the vulnerability details section. This bulletin identifies the steps to take to address the vulnerability as described in the remediation/fixes section.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2024-27264
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Performance Tools for i could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call. A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.
CVSS Base score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/284563 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM i7.5
IBM i7.4
IBM i7.3
IBM i7.2

Remediation/Fixes

The issue can be fixed by applying PTFs to IBM i.  IBM i releases 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 will be fixed.
The IBM i PTF numbers for 5770-PT1 contain the fixes for the vulnerability.  IBM i 7.5 5770-PT1 is a skip ship product.

IBM i Release

5770-PT1
PTF Number

PTF Download Link

7.5

SJ00164
SJ00167
SJ00275

https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ00164
https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ00167
https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ00275

7.4

SJ00164
SJ00167
SJ00275

https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ00164
https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ00167
https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ00275

7.3

SJ00163
SJ00166
SJ00274

https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ00163
https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ00166
https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ00274

7.2

SJ00162
SJ00165
SJ00273

https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ00162
https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ00165
https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=SJ00273



https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral

Important note: IBM recommends that all users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to supported and fixed version of affected products.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

21 May 2024: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
21 May 2024

UID

ibm17154595