CVE-2012-2192: IBM Aix

Medium severity, CVSS 4.9. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The socketpair function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that leverages the presence of a socket on the free list.

Affected products

• IBM Aix: version 5.3 only; version 6.1 only; version 7.1 only
• IBM Vios: version 2.2.1.4 only

Published 2012-06-20. Last modified 2026-06-16.