FKIE_CVE-2008-1597

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-03-31 23:44 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:52
Severity
Summary
The WPAR system call implementation in the kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown calls that trigger "undefined behavior."
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1019606
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ13346Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ13392Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28467
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865
cve@mitre.orghttp://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4154Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4155Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6198
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1019606
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ13346Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ13392Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28467
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4154Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4155Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6198
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm aix 6.1

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