Vulnerability in IBM Aix

CVE-2024-52906

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 TCP/IP kernel extension to cause a denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-52906: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • IBM Aix — versions 7.2, 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1, 4.1, 7.3
  • IBM Vios — versions 3.1, 4.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-52906?
CVE-2024-52906 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-12-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-52906?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.