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CVE-2008-1593

Published: Mar 31, 2008

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

28467
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
1019606
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
IZ12794
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_AIXAPAR
IZ16992
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_AIXAPAR
IZ17111
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_AIXAPAR
IZ11820
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_AIXAPAR
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4595
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
ADV-2008-0865
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN

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