IBM AIX/VIOS perfstat Kernel Extension denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in IBM AIX and VIOS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component perfstat Kernel Extension. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-47102. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX and VIOS (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component perfstat Kernel Extension. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-47102 since 09/18/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234452 (AIX : Multiple Vulnerabilities (IJ52533)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (234452). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 234452
Nessus Name: AIX : Multiple Vulnerabilities (IJ52533)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/18/2024 🔍
12/25/2024 +98 days 🔍
12/25/2024 +0 days 🔍
07/26/2025 +212 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-47102 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-47102
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-289292

Entryinfo

Created: 12/25/2024 16:11
Updated: 07/26/2025 00:08
Changes: 12/25/2024 16:11 (64), 04/16/2025 08:02 (2), 07/26/2025 00:08 (1)
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