CVE-2026-16837
Received Received - Intake

Denial of Service in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS

Publication date: 2026-08-19

Last updated on: 2026-08-19

Assigner: IBM Corporation

Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper handling of a missing SSL client certificate.

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Published
2026-08-19
Last Modified
2026-08-19
Generated
2026-08-20
AI Q&A
2026-08-19
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
NVD
CVE-2026-16837
EUVD
EUVD-2026-62726

Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 3 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
ibm aix From 7.2 (inc)
ibm aix From 7.3 (inc)
ibm powervm_vios From 4.1 (inc)

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-400 The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by exploiting improper handling of a missing SSL client certificate.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to system unavailability due to a denial of service, potentially disrupting services relying on SSL/TLS connections.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS security patches or updates as soon as they become available to address the improper SSL client certificate handling issue.

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