CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-16836
HighCVSS 7.5Summary
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 uncontrolled resource consumption.
Risk Assessment
The attack could lead to system overload and service disruption, impacting availability.
Recommendation
Apply patches provided by IBM and monitor resource usage on AIX and PowerVM VIOS systems.
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 uncontrolled resource consumption.