CVE-2018-1655

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Published Jun 22, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

AIX

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.1`	affected	—
`5.3`	affected	—
`7.1`	affected	—
`7.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-12234	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.416% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/rmsock_advisory2.asc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104542
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041166
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144748

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:31 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Jun 22, 2018, 2:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:31 AM
Reserved: Dec 13, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 22, 2018, 2:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:51 AM

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