Fiche vulnérabilité
CVE-2026-17138 : faille élevée IBM AIX (CVSS 8.1)
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.
En bref
- Sévérité
- Élevée (CVSS 8.1)
- Vecteur CVSS
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Exploitation active
- Non signalée par la CISA
- Publication
- 20 août 2026
- Dernière mise à jour
- 25 août 2026
Produits concernés
- IBM AIX
- IBM PowerVM VIOS
Correctif et mesures
A. APARS IBM has assigned the following APARs to this problem: AIX LevelAPARAvailability SPKEY7.2.5IJ5956608/14/2026SP13key_w_apar7.3.2IJ5956508/14/2026SP05key_w_apar7.3.3IJ5956408/14/2026SP03key_w_apar7.3.4IJ59563 08/14/2026SP02key_w_apar VIOS LevelAPARAvailability SPKEY4.1.0IJ5956508/14/20264.1.0.50key_w_apar4.1.1IJ5956408/14/20264.1.1.30key_w_apar4.1.2IJ5956308/14/20264.1.2.20key_w_apar B. FIXES IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now. AIX and VIOS fixes are available and can be downloaded from Fix Central: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral An LPAR reboot is required to complete the SP/FP update. On AIX, Live Update can be used to avoid a reboot. IBM has assigned the following AIX Service Packs (SPs) and VIOS Fix Packs (FPs) as the remediation levels for the published vulnerabilities. AIX Level Service PackAIX 7.3 TL04SP2AIX 7.3 TL03SP3AIX 7.3 TL02SP5AIX 7.2 TL05 SP13 PowerVM VIOS LevelFix PackVIOS 4.1.2 4.1.2.20VIOS 4.1.1 4.1.1.30VIOS 4.1.0 4.1.0.50 Note: These SPs/FPs are cumulative and include fixes for all previously published AIX/VIOS security vulnerabilities. They can be applied on top of any earlier affected level of the TL . Note: To apply these patches using nimsh secure, special steps must be taken as the protocol between master and client is updated to be more secure. Please read this article: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283157 Note: For VIOS 4.1.0 and VIOS 4.1.1, additional steps are required to migrate to the latest…