Medium severity · published Dec 25, 2024
CVE-2024-47102
IBM AIX denial of service
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1, and 4.1
could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the AIX perfstat kernel extension to cause a denial of service.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AI
AIX · IBM
7.2; 7.3 · source: vendor, NVD
VI
VIOS · IBM
3.1; 4.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47102
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47102
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7179826
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