CVE-2024-47102 IBM AIX denial of service

Medium 5.5 Published 25 Dec 2024 Updated 29 Sep 2025

A local non-privileged user can cause a denial of service in IBM AIX by exploiting a vulnerability in the perfstat kernel extension.

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-2024-47102?

CVE-2024-47102 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 25 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1, and 4.1

could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX perfstat kernel extension to cause a denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47102?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Aix, Ibm Vios.

How do I fix CVE-2024-47102?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47102 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-2024-47102 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47102 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-qjxq-6v9g-fx7f.