IBM AIX 5.1/5.2/5.3 mkvg privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in IBM AIX 5.1/5.2/5.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component mkvg. The manipulation results in Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4416. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.1/5.2/5.3 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component mkvg. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the mkvg command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path to point to a malicious (1) chdev, (2) mkboot, (3) varyonvg, or (4) varyoffvg program.

The issue has been introduced in 05/01/2001. The weakness was published 08/25/2006 with IBM (Website). The advisory is available at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4416 since 08/28/2006. Access to the local network is required for this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1942 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65304 (AIX 5.2 TL 9 / 5.2 TL 10 : bos.rte.lvm (U808257)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115474 (IBM AIX Mkvg Command Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at www-1.ibm.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29165), Tenable (65304), SecurityFocus (BID 20197†), Secunia (SA22106†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016920†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2474, VDB-2568, VDB-2570 and VDB-2569. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privilege escalation
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 65304
Nessus Name: AIX 5.2 TL 9 / 5.2 TL 10 : bos.rte.lvm (U808257)
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Patch: www-1.ibm.com

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05/01/2001 🔍
08/25/2006 +1942 days 🔍
08/28/2006 +3 days 🔍
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08/29/2006 +1 days 🔍
09/25/2006 +27 days 🔍
09/26/2006 +1 days 🔍
03/13/2013 +2360 days 🔍
06/16/2025 +4478 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: http://www.ibm.com
Organization: IBM
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4416 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4416
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2490
X-Force: 29165 - IBM AIX mkvg privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 20197 - IBM AIX Mkvg Command Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 22106 - IBM AIX mkvg Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1016920 - IBM AIX mkvg Command Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges
Vupen: ADV-2006-3770

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/29/2006 11:15
Updated: 06/16/2025 04:11
Changes: 08/29/2006 11:15 (74), 06/07/2017 14:55 (5), 03/13/2021 12:38 (8), 03/13/2021 12:43 (1), 06/16/2025 04:11 (19)
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