CVE-2008-1593: 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…

PriorityP424high7.2CVSS 2.0

AVLACLAuNCCICAC

EPSS

0.38%

30.2th percentile

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.

Affected

3 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
ibm	aix	—	—
ibm	aix	—	—
ibm	aix	—	—

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