IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds read.
History

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ibm vios
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm vios

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Description IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds read.
Title Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm aix
Ibm powervm Vios
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_vios:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_vios:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm aix
Ibm powervm Vios
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-21T15:30:43.762Z

Reserved: 2026-07-25T06:04:07.489Z

Link: CVE-2026-17423

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T15:30:38.101Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-20T22:17:15.767

Modified: 2026-08-25T13:46:51.917

Link: CVE-2026-17423

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T00:45:07Z