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IBM has released a security advisory stating that a local format string vulnerability has been discovered in lpd on AIX systems. The problem occurs due to the incorrect usage of functions designed to take formatted arguments. As a result, a local attacker in a specific group may be capable of exploiting this format string bug to gain root privileges on the affected system.

IBM has released a security advisory stating that a local format string vulnerability has been discovered in lpd on AIX systems. The problem occurs due to the incorrect usage of functions designed to take formatted arguments. As a result, a local attacker in a specific group may be capable of exploiting this format string bug to gain root privileges on the affected system.