Local service interruption via perfstat authorization failure
Published Dec 25, 2024 · Updated Sep 29, 2025
Improper authorization in IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and VIOS 3.1, 4.1 allows local users to interrupt service through perfstat. IBM identifies the AIX perfstat kernel extension and its bos.perf.perfstat fileset but does not disclose the improperly authorized operation or triggering input. A non-privileged local account is required, and the documented consequence is limited to availability loss.
Summary
What happened
Improper authorization in IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and VIOS 3.1, 4.1 allows local users to interrupt service through perfstat. IBM identifies the AIX perfstat kernel extension and its bos.perf.perfstat fileset but does not disclose the improperly authorized operation or triggering input. A non-privileged local account is required, and the documented consequence is limited to availability loss.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-47102
- Published
- Dec 25, 2024
- Updated
- Sep 29, 2025
- Vendor
- IBM
- Product
- AIX
- Classifications
- CWE-863, T1499
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Dec 25, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 29, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=7.3
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