CVE-2008-1593 - CVE Reference - Advisories

CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1593

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Description: 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.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: ST 1019606 CONFIRM http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153 http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4154 http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4155 BID 28467 AIXAPAR http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ11820 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ12794 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ16992 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ17111

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