CVE-2026-16980 Vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS

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 improper validation of symbolic links...

CVE-2026-16980

CVE-2026-16980 affects IBM AIX 7.2 and 7.3 as well as IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 . The vulnerability stems from improper validation of symbolic links , allowing a local attacker with low privileges to cause a denial of service . The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.3 (Medium) , with high attack complexity and ...