CVE-2014-0930

N/A Unknown
Published: May 08, 2014 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

The ptrace system call in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.x, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted PT_LDINFO operation.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV58766
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV58840
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV58861
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV58888
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV58948
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
Vendor Advisory
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ptrace_advisory.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-05/0031.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV58766
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV58840
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV58861
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV58888
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV58948
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV59045
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV59675
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92262
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
29th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

ibm