The WPAR system call implementation in the kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown calls that…

Description

The WPAR system call implementation in the kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown calls that trigger "undefined behavior."

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.36% · top 71% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6198 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• IZ13346 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• 28467 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 1019606 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4155 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4154 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• IZ13392 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• ADV-2008-0865 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 08:24 UTC.