TITLE:
AIX "diagela" Script Unspecified Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17474

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17474/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Unknown

WHERE:
Local system

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

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in AIX, which can be exploited by
malicious, local users with unknown impact.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the
"/usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/diagela.sh" script due to the use of
absolute path.

The vulnerability has been reported version 5.2 and 5.3.

SOLUTION:
Apply APARs.
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/pseries/aixfixes.html

AIX 5.2:
Apply APAR IY78800.

AIX 5.3:
Apply APAR IY78801.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY78800
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY78801

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