CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-16855
MediumCVSS 5.5Summary
IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service due to a heap buffer overflow.
Risk Assessment
A local attack could lead to system crash, potentially disrupting services.
Recommendation
Apply security patches from IBM and restrict trusted local access.
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 due to a heap buffer overflow.