AIX rmsock Advisory : rmsock_advisory2.asc (IJ06904) (IJ06905) (IJ06906) (IJ06907) (IJ06908) (IJ06934) (IJ06935)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 110777

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Synopsis

The remote AIX host has a version of the rmsock command installed that is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The version of the rmsock command installed on the remote AIX host is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability. An unauthenticated, local attacker can exploit this and potentially expose kernel memory.

Solution

A fix is available and can be downloaded from the IBM AIX website.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 110777

File Name: aix_rmsock2_advisory.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: AIX Local Security Checks

Published: 6/28/2018

Updated: 10/21/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1655

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix

Required KB Items: Host/AIX/lslpp, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/21/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/21/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1655

BID: 104542

IAVA: 2018-A-0199-S

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