CVE-2026-16936 IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer…

Description

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

Affected products and versions

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
AIX	7.3	No fix stated
AIX	7.2	No fix stated
PowerVM VIOS	4.1	No fix stated

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