Information disclosure in IBM AIX - CVE-2018-1655

 

Information disclosure in IBM AIX - CVE-2018-1655

Published: June 22, 2018 / Updated: June 22, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13424
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1655
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw in the 'rmsock' command. A local attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information from kernel memory.


Affected software

IBM AIX

How to mitigate CVE-2018-1655

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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