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CVE-2008-1593 Details

Description

The checkpoint and restart feature in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 does not properly protect kernel memory, which allows local users to read and modify portions of memory and gain privileges via unspecified vectors involving a restart of a 64-bit process, probably related to the as_getadsp64 function.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019606	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4595	CVE
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153	CVE
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4154	CVE
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4155	CVE
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ11820	CVE
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ12794	CVE
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ16992	CVE
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ17111	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28467	CVE	Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865	CVE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019606	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4595	[email protected]
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153	[email protected]
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4154	[email protected]
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4155	[email protected]
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ11820	[email protected]
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ12794	[email protected]
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ16992	[email protected]
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ17111	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28467	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865	[email protected]

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ibm aix	5.2 5.3 6.1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 1, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]