Medium CVSS 5.5

Overview

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.

Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟡 MEDIUM.

  • CVSS: 5.5 (MEDIUM)
  • Detected tags: dos (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Rate limiting, resource quotas and circuit breakers.

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