CVE-2011-3982

Low

Description

The Fibre Channel driver for QLogic adapters in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 does not properly handle DMA resource limitations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via vectors that generate a large amount of DMA I/O, related to a deadlock in timer processing across CPUs.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.1
Exploit probability—
ProductIbm Aix
PublishedOct 5, 2011
First seenOct 5, 2011

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
ibm aix6.1, 7.1—

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