PT-2026-78603

CVE-2026-16841

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Published

2026-08-15

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Updated

2026-08-24

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CVSS 3.1
8.8
High
MetricsAV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 7.2 and 7.3 IBM PowerVM VIOS version 4.1
Description A stack buffer overflow allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. A stack buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a buffer located on the stack than the buffer is allocated to hold, potentially overwriting adjacent memory.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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