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CVE-2026-17138General(ibm / aix)

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a stack-based buffer overflow.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Patch / fix
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-121

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • aix
  • vios

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
ibm
Products
aixvios

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-08-25: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-25: 108-25
Signal classification1 categories
General
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
Full discourse1 post
  • DailyCVE@dailycve
    General

    🔴 #IBM AIX / PowerVM VIOS, Stack-Based Buffer Overflow, #CVE-2026-17138 (Critical) -DC-Aug2026-1861 https://dailycve.com/ibm-aix-powervm-vios-stack-based-buffer-overflow-cve-2026-17138-critical-dc-aug2026-1861/

    Post summary

    The post announces a stack‑based buffer overflow CVE (CVE‑2026‑17138) affecting IBM AIX/PowerVM VIOS, providing basic technical details but lacking any PoC, exploit, or patch information.

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