PT-2026-79167 · Ibm · Powervm Vios+1

CVE-2026-16980

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Published

2026-08-20

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Updated

2026-08-21

CVSS v3.1

6.3

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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 Improper validation of symbolic links allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Link Following

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-16980

Affected Products

Aix
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