CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-16817
HighCVSS 7.5Summary
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.