CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-16817

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to a NULL pointer dereference.

Risk Assessment

A NULL pointer dereference could cause a system or service crash, leading to unavailability and potential business disruption.

Recommendation

It is recommended to install appropriate patches from IBM and restrict system access to trusted users only.

Original NVD description (English source)

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to a NULL pointer dereference.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS