SB2018062205 - Information disclosure in IBM AIX 



SB2018062205 - Information disclosure in IBM AIX

Published: June 22, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018062205
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1655)

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw in the 'rmsock' command. A local attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information from kernel memory.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.