Information disclosure in IBM AIX - CVE-2018-1655
Published: June 22, 2018 / Updated: June 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13424
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1655
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM AIX
IBM AIX
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1655
Install update from vendor's website.