IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 has a pointer validation flaw exists in the AIX Virtual SCSI (vSCSI) initiator driver. Successful exploitation may result in denial of service, privilege escalation, or full compromise of the client LPAR kernel.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858 Patch, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.8 · ibmNVD modified 2026-10-26 10:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 2
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 1
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858 Patch, Vendor Advisory