First published: Tue Apr 19 2005(Updated: )
Race condition in JFS2 on AIX 5.2 and 5.3, when deleting a file while I/O is still occurring for that file, may write data to a different file, which could leak sensitive information.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
IBM AIX | =5.2.0.50 | |
IBM AIX | =5.3.0.20 | |
IBM AIX | =5.3.0.10 | |
IBM AIX | =5.2.0.54 |
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CVE-2005-1176 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential leakage of sensitive information.
To fix CVE-2005-1176, you should apply the latest patches provided by IBM for AIX versions 5.2 and 5.3.
CVE-2005-1176 affects IBM AIX versions 5.2.0.50, 5.2.0.54, 5.3.0.10, and 5.3.0.20.
CVE-2005-1176 is a race condition vulnerability that can occur when a file is deleted while I/O operations are still in progress.
CVE-2005-1176 can lead to data being written to the wrong file, potentially exposing sensitive information.