What is the severity of CVE-2011-1375?

CVE-2011-1375 is classified as a medium-severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1375?

To fix CVE-2011-1375, apply the appropriate security patches provided by IBM for AIX 6.1 and 7.1.

Who is affected by CVE-2011-1375?

Local users on IBM AIX versions 6.1 and 7.1 can exploit CVE-2011-1375.

What impact does CVE-2011-1375 have on the system?

CVE-2011-1375 can lead to a denial of service by causing the system to crash.

Are there workarounds for CVE-2011-1375?

There are no known workarounds for CVE-2011-1375, so applying patches is the recommended course of action.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2011-1375

medium

4.9

CWE

264

11/11/2011

6/8/2024

CVE-2011-1375

First published: Fri Nov 11 2011(Updated: )

IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 does not restrict the wpar_limits_config and wpar_limits_modify system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted call.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
IBM AIX	=7.1
IBM AIX	=6.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1375?
CVE-2011-1375 is classified as a medium-severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1375?
To fix CVE-2011-1375, apply the appropriate security patches provided by IBM for AIX 6.1 and 7.1.
Who is affected by CVE-2011-1375?
Local users on IBM AIX versions 6.1 and 7.1 can exploit CVE-2011-1375.
What impact does CVE-2011-1375 have on the system?
CVE-2011-1375 can lead to a denial of service by causing the system to crash.
Are there workarounds for CVE-2011-1375?
There are no known workarounds for CVE-2011-1375, so applying patches is the recommended course of action.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1375?
CVE-2011-1375 is classified as a medium-severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1375?
To fix CVE-2011-1375, apply the appropriate security patches provided by IBM for AIX 6.1 and 7.1.
Who is affected by CVE-2011-1375?
Local users on IBM AIX versions 6.1 and 7.1 can exploit CVE-2011-1375.
What impact does CVE-2011-1375 have on the system?
CVE-2011-1375 can lead to a denial of service by causing the system to crash.
Are there workarounds for CVE-2011-1375?
There are no known workarounds for CVE-2011-1375, so applying patches is the recommended course of action.