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Local users can gain root access.
Impact Any executable with the setuid or setgid bit set is potentially vulnerable to root compromise. Affected customers are urged to upgrade to 4.3, or higher. Note that pending standards compliance review, the actual APAR fix may or may not be implemented the same way. This temporary fix has not been fully regression tested. Determine the version of the libc fileset on your machine.