Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service due to an out-of-bounds write.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | AIX | 7.2; 7.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| IBM | PowerVM VIOS | 4.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
IBM AIX, PowerVM VIOS — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858
144 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 78 MEDIUM, 66 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-14245 Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOSPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2026-14253 Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOSPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2026-14251 Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOSPriority MEDIUM 50
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-17195
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f7rf-548q-x8f3
References
More IBM Aix vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00767 Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-03523 Stack-based buffer overflow in libcsa.a (aka the calendar daemon library) in IBM AIX 5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00045 Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00009 Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-17195 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-17195 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f7rf-548q-x8f3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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