IBM AIX: sysproc_advisory (CVE-2016-8944): Vulnerability in sysproc affects AIX
5
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
02/15/2017
07/25/2018
11/30/2017
11/27/2024
Description
IBM AIX 7.1 and 7.2 allows a local user to open a file with a specially crafted argument that would crash the system. IBM APARs: IV91488, IV91487, IV91456, IV90234.
Solution(s)
- ibm-aix-sysproc_advisory
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