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CVE-2026-16980

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 improper validation of symbolic links.

Impact

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 improper validation of symbolic links.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
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
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

Weakness classification

References