CVE-2024-52906 IBM AIX denial of service
A local non-privileged user can cause a denial of service in IBM AIX by exploiting a race condition in the TCP/IP 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-2024-52906?
CVE-2024-52906 is a medium-severity 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 TCP/IP kernel extension to cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52906?
It affects 2 products.
How do I fix CVE-2024-52906?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-52906 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-52906 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52906 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r3m5-v6wj-p838.