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CVE-2011-3982

The Fibre Channel driver for QLogic adapters in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 does not pro...

Low CVSS 2.1

Overview

The Fibre Channel driver for QLogic adapters in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 does not properly handle DMA resource limitations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via vectors that generate a large amount of DMA I/O, related to a deadlock in timer processing across CPUs.

CWE: CWE-399 Published: 2011-10-05T02:56:24.787
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟢 LOW.

  • CVSS: 2.1 (LOW)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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