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AIX 7.1 TL 1 : syscall (IV22697)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 63729

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Synopsis

The remote AIX host is missing a security patch.

Description

A kernel extension call is exported to user space without proper sanity checks causing a system crash.

Solution

Install the appropriate interim fix.

See Also

https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/syscall_advisory.asc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 63729

File Name: aix_IV22697.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 1/24/2013

Updated: 4/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version, Host/AIX/lslpp

Patch Publication Date: 7/26/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/26/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0723