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TI-2023-14281 Aliases CVE-2023-30440GHSA-g7gv-6gqh-4hfg

IBM PowerVM Hypervisor denial of service

Priority LOW 34CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW860.00 through FW860.B3, FW950.00 through FW950.70, FW1010.00 through FW1010.50, FW1020.00 through FW1020.30, and FW1030.00 through FW1030.10 could allow a local attacker with control a partition that has been assigned SRIOV virtual function (VF) to cause a denial of service to a peer partition or arbitrary data corruption. IBM X-Force ID: 253175.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00184 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMPowerVM HypervisorFW860.00 – FW860.B3; FW950.00 – FW950.70; FW1010.00 – FW1010.50; FW1020.00 – FW1020.30; FW1030.00 – FW1030.10—No fix listedCNA
  • PowerVM Hypervisor VendorIBM Affected FW860.00 – FW860.B3; FW950.00 – FW950.70; FW1010.00 – FW1010.50; FW1020.00 – FW1020.30; FW1030.00 – FW1030.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*fw860 – fw860.b3; fw950 – fw950.70; fw1010 – fw1010.50; fw1020.00 – fw1020.30; fw1030.00 – fw1030.10VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:h:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onIBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions fw860 – fw860.b3; fw950 – fw950.70; fw1010 – fw1010.50; fw1020.00 – fw1020.30; fw1030.00 – fw1030.10 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:h:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-30440
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g7gv-6gqh-4hfg

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-15241 IBM Power FW security bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-14280 IBM PowerVM gain access CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2021-16362 IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW860, FW940, and FW950 could allow an attacker that gains service… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-16363 IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW860, FW940, FW950, and FW1010, through a specific sequence of VM… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-10961 IBM PowerVM Hypervisor information disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-16379 IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW940, FW950, and FW1010 could allow an authenticated user to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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