Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 has a pointer validation flaw exists in the AIX Virtual SCSI (vSCSI) initiator driver. Successful exploitation may result in denial of service, privilege escalation, or full compromise of the client LPAR kernel.
Affected products
ibm: vios; ibm: aix
References1
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858 PatchVendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
-
8.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 6 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-822
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