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CVE-2016-8944 IBM AIX 7.1 and 7.2 allows a local user to open a file with a specially crafted argument that would crash the system

Description

IBM AIX 7.1 and 7.2 allows a local user to open a file with a specially crafted argument that would crash the system. IBM APARs: IV91488, IV91487, IV91456, IV90234.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
AIX 7.2 No fix stated
AIX 7 No fix stated
AIX 1 No fix stated

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