CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-16819
HighCVSS 7.7Summary
IBM AIX 7.2 and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service and compromise data integrity due to a time-of-check time-of-use race condition.
Risk Assessment
The risk includes local privilege escalation or system disruption, potentially leading to availability and data integrity compromise.
Recommendation
It is recommended to apply patches provided by IBM for AIX and PowerVM VIOS and to monitor systems for unusual activity.
Original NVD description (English source)
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service and compromise data integrity due to a time-of-check time-of-use race condition.