CVE-2024-52906
IBM AIX denial of service
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 TCP/IP kernel extension to cause a denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM AIX denial of service
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 TCP/IP kernel extension to cause a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2024-52906- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-46204
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 TCP/IP kernel extension to cause a denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2024-46204- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r3m5-v6wj-p838
IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1, and 4.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a...
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 TCP/IP kernel extension to cause a denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-r3m5-v6wj-p838- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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 TCP/IP kernel extension to cause a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2024-52906- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-52906 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Ibm Aix, published December 25, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.