CVE-2018-1655

low-risk

Published 2018-06-22

IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 contains a vulnerability in the rmsock command that may be used to expose kernel memory. IBM X-Force ID: 144748.

Do I need to act?

0.07% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 4.0/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Aix

Ibm

Third Party Advisory http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/rmsock_advisory2.asc

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104542

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041166

VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144748

Third Party Advisory http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/rmsock_advisory2.asc

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104542

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041166

VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144748

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low-risk

Severity 14/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 10/34 · Low