Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds write.
Affected products
ibm: aix; ibm: vios
References1
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858 PatchVendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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4.2
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 26 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-787
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