IBM AIX 'scsidiskdd' Uninitialized 'DRVR_PVT' Structure Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:30441

Info

IBM AIX 'scsidiskdd' Uninitialized 'DRVR_PVT' Structure Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 30441
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jul 30 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 30 2008 10:17PM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: IBM AIX 5.3
IBM AIX 5.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IBM AIX 'scsidiskdd' Uninitialized 'DRVR_PVT' Structure Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

IBM AIX is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability that occurs in the SCSI disk device driver ('scsidiskdd').

Successfully exploiting this issue will allow attackers to crash the affected computer, denying service to legitimate users.

AIX 5.2 and 5.3 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

IBM AIX 'scsidiskdd' Uninitialized 'DRVR_PVT' Structure Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

IBM AIX 'scsidiskdd' Uninitialized 'DRVR_PVT' Structure Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released updates and an advisory to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


IBM AIX 5.3

References

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