CVE-2014-0930

IBM VIOS and AIX - Denial of Service or Information Disclosure via PT_LDINFO Operation

Title source: llm

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.

References (11)

Core 11

Core References

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV59675

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV59045

Exploit x_refsource_misc

https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-0930/

Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-05/0031.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV58766

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV58888

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV58948

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92262

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV58861

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV58840

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ptrace_advisory.asc

Scores

EPSS 0.0047

EPSS Percentile 38.1%

Details

Status published

Products (13)

ibm/aix 5.3

ibm/aix 6.1

ibm/aix 7.1

ibm/vios 2.2.0.10

ibm/vios 2.2.0.11

ibm/vios 2.2.0.12

ibm/vios 2.2.0.13

ibm/vios 2.2.1.0

ibm/vios 2.2.1.1

ibm/vios 2.2.1.3

... and 3 more

Published May 08, 2014

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026