CVE-2012-4833: IBM Aix

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

fuser in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly restrict the -k option, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes via a crafted command line.

Affected products

• IBM Aix: version 6.1 only; version 7.1 only
• IBM Vios: version 2.2.1.4 only

Published 2012-10-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.