SB2016080109 - Denial of service in IBM AIX 



SB2016080109 - Denial of service in IBM AIX

Published: August 1, 2016 Updated: November 22, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2016080109
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0281)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause the target adapter to crash.

The vulnerability exists in IBM AIX. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger a flaw in the mustendd device driver and cause the target IBM AIX FC5899/FC1763 adapter to crash by sending specially crafted packets to the target system.
        
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.