PT-2026-79182 · Ibm · Powervm Vios+1
CVE-2026-17121
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Published
2026-08-20
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Updated
2026-08-21
CVSS v3.1
7.5
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 remote attacker could cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled recursion, which occurs when a function calls itself repeatedly without a proper termination condition, eventually exhausting system resources.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
DoS
Resource Exhaustion
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Aix
Powervm Vios