CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-16849
MediumCVSS 4.3Summary
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 an improper check for an array index boundary.
Risk Assessment
A remote attack could cause system unavailability, potentially affecting service availability.
Recommendation
Install security updates from IBM for affected 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 an improper check for an array index boundary.