Description
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.
References
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153
- 28467 vdb-entry
- 1019606 vdb-entry
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4155
- IZ04953 vendor-advisory
- IZ04946 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5434 vdb-entry signature
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4154
- IZ05246 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2008-0865 vdb-entry