CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-16890
LowCVSS 3.6Summary
IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service due to an integer overflow.
Risk Assessment
A local attacker could access sensitive data or disrupt system operation, potentially affecting service availability.
Recommendation
Install security patches provided by IBM for affected system versions.
Original NVD description (English source)
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service due to an integer overflow.