Denial of Service Vulnerability in IBM AIX and VIOS
CVE-2024-47102

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Status
Aix
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 December 2024

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👾 Exploit Exists📰 News Worthy

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the perfstat kernel extension of IBM's AIX and VIOS products, which may be exploited by non-privileged local users. This flaw could lead to a denial of service condition, significantly impacting system availability and performance. Users operating on affected versions are advised to take precautionary measures and apply necessary updates as recommended in the vendor's advisory.

Affected Version(s)

AIX 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1, 4.1

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News Articles

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IBM AIX Vulnerability Let Attackers Trigger DoS Condition

IBM has reported vulnerabilities in its AIX operating system that could allow attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7179826
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • 📰

    First article discovered by CybersecurityNews

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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