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CVE-2018-1655
IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 contains a vulnerability in the rmsock command that may be used to expose kernel memory. IBM X-Force ID:…
Medium4.0EPSS 0.42%
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Description
IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 contains a vulnerability in the rmsock command that may be used to expose kernel memory. IBM X-Force ID: 144748.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium4.0 | CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:L/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 64% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.
Weakness
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Affected products
References (4)
- 1041166 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/rmsock_advisory2.asc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ibm-aix-cve20181655-info-disc(144748) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 104542 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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