CVE-2012-2192
N/A
Published: June 20, 2012 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorAIXVIOS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The socketpair function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that leverages the presence of a socket on the free list.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/socket_advisory.ascVendor Advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV16603Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV19178Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21128Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21131Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21235Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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