CVE-2026-16839 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an integer underflow in the IPv4 IP-options parser.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Aix Powervm Vios

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858

History

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an integer underflow in the IPv4 IP-options parser.
Title		Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS
First Time appeared		Ibm Ibm aix Ibm powervm Vios
Weaknesses		CWE-125
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix:7.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix:7.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix:7.3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix:7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_vios:4.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_vios:4.1:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Ibm Ibm aix Ibm powervm Vios
References		https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2026-08-19T19:30:58.688Z

Updated: 2026-08-19T19:30:58.688Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T02:59:13.055Z

Link: CVE-2026-16839

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T20:17:05.030

Modified: 2026-08-19T20:17:05.030

Link: CVE-2026-16839

Redhat

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On AIX, Live Update can be used to avoid a reboot.\n\n\n\n\u00a0IBM has assigned the following AIX Service Packs (SPs) and VIOS Fix Packs (FPs) as the remediation levels for the published vulnerabilities.\n\nAIX Level\u00a0Service PackAIX 7.3 TL04SP2AIX 7.3 TL03SP3AIX 7.3 TL02SP5AIX 7.2 TL05\u00a0SP13\n\n\n\n\n\nPowerVM VIOS LevelFix PackVIOS 4.1.2\u00a04.1.2.20VIOS 4.1.1\u00a04.1.1.30VIOS 4.1.0\u00a0\u00a04.1.0.50\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNote: These SPs/FPs are cumulative and include fixes for all previously published AIX/VIOS security vulnerabilities. They can be applied on top of any earlier affected level of the TL .\n\n\n\nNote: To apply these patches using nimsh secure, special steps must be taken as the protocol between master and client is updated to be more secure. Please read this article:\n https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283157 \n\n\n\nNote: For VIOS 4.1.0 and VIOS 4.1.1, additional steps are required to migrate to the latest Postgres15 after applying the 4.1.1.30 or 4.1.0.50 FPs above. 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