CVE-2008-1593

The checkpoint and restart feature in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 does not properly protect kernel memory, which allows local users to read and…

published March 31, 2008

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
30.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The checkpoint and restart feature in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 does not properly protect kernel memory, which allows local users to read and modify portions of memory and gain privileges via unspecified vectors involving a restart of a 64-bit process, probably related to the as_getadsp64 function.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00376 · 30.2th percentile
Published
2008-03-31T23:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 MAR 23:00Z
    The checkpoint and restart feature in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 does not properly protect kernel memory, which allows local users to read and…
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