CVE-2011-0637 The FC SCSI protocol driver in IBM AIX 6.1 does not verify that a timer is unused before deallocating this timer, which might allow attacker
Medium 4.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-0637 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2011-0637 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 25 Jan 2011.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0637 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Ibm Aix. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0637/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0637/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-0637?
CVE-2011-0637 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 25 Jan 2011.
Official description
The FC SCSI protocol driver in IBM AIX 6.1 does not verify that a timer is unused before deallocating this timer, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0637?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0637?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0637 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-0637 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0637 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2p6p-7p5q-rwp9.