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CVE-2026-16840

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to an out-of-bounds write.

Impact

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to an out-of-bounds write.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
IbmAix
from 7.2.5 through 7.2.5.212
from 7.3.2 through 7.3.2.5
from 7.3.3 through 7.3.3.2
from 7.3.4 through 7.3.4.1
IbmVios
from 4.1.0 before 4.1.0.50
from 4.1.1.0 before 4.1.1.30
from 4.1.2.0 before 4.1.2.20

Weakness classification

References