CVE-2008-1594
The kernel in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly handle resizing JFS2 filesystems on...
The kernel in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly handle resizing JFS2 filesystems on concurrent volume groups spread across multiple nodes, which allows local users of one node to cause a denial of service (remote node crash) by using chfs or lreducelv to reduce a filesystem's size.
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The kernel in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly handle resizing JFS2 filesystems on concurrent volume groups spread across multiple nodes, which allows local users of one node to cause a denial of service (remote node crash) by using chfs or lreducelv to reduce a filesystem's size.
- Record
CVE-2008-1594- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The kernel in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly handle resizing JFS2 filesystems on concurrent volume groups spread across multiple nodes, which allows local users of one node to cause a denial of service (remote node crash) by using chfs or lreducelv to reduce a filesystem's size.
- Record
CVE-2008-1594- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1595 No score
The kernel in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly handle resizing JFS2 filesystems on concurrent volume groups spread across multiple nodes, which allows local users of one node to cause a denial of service (remote node crash) by using chfs or lreducelv to reduce a filesystem's size.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1595- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9mx8-5rcr-64g4 No score
The kernel in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly handle resizing JFS2 filesystems on...
The kernel in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly handle resizing JFS2 filesystems on concurrent volume groups spread across multiple nodes, which allows local users of one node to cause a denial of service (remote node crash) by using chfs or lreducelv to reduce a filesystem's size.
- Record
GHSA-9mx8-5rcr-64g4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1594 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Ibm Aix, published March 31, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153
securityfocus.com/bid/28467
securitytracker.com/id?1019606
ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ04953
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oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5434
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1594
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9mx8-5rcr-64g4