CVE-2011-1375 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can crash the IBM AIX system by exploiting unrestricted work partition limit configuration system calls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-1375?
CVE-2011-1375 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 11 Nov 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 does not restrict the wpar_limits_config and wpar_limits_modify system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted call.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1375?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1375?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1375 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2011-1375 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1375 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9qpg-7p56-5mjx.