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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-3935 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T23:53:32.595Z
Reserved: 2011-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-3982
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-10-05T02:56:24.787
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-3982
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD