CVE-2026-19442
HIGH
8,2
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: high
User Interaction: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Description
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IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 has a pointer validation flaw exists in the AIX Virtual SCSI (vSCSI) initiator driver. Successful exploitation may result in denial of service, privilege escalation, or full compromise of the client LPAR kernel.
822
Untrusted Pointer Dereference
IncompleteCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality
Availability
Integrity
Potential Impacts:
Read Memory
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Modify Memory
Applicable Platforms
Languages:
Memory-Unsafe, C, C++
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858