IBM PowerVM Novalink are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00549.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
IBM PowerVM Novalink affected
Version Status Constraints
2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1 affected —
2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2 affected —

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading based on the table below. ProductVersionRemediationPowerVM Novalink 2.2.1.1 Update to pvm-novalink-2.2.1.1-260708 https://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/virtualization/Novalink/readme/NovaLink_2.2.1.1_readme.html or Update to pvm-novalink-2.3.3-260714 https://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/virtualization/Novalink/readme/NovaLink_2.3.3_readme.html PowerVM Novalink 2.3.3 Update to pvm-novalink-2.3.3-260714 https://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/virtualization/Novalink/readme/NovaLink_2.3.3_readme.html

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280226 cve-icon
History

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM PowerVM Novalink are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources.
Title Vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Application affects IBM PowerVM Novalink.
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm powervm Novalink
Weaknesses CWE-400
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm powervm Novalink
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-21T01:51:45.382Z

Reserved: 2026-05-21T14:37:46.761Z

Link: CVE-2026-9171

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-21T01:51:40.366Z

cve-icon NVD

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Updated: 2026-07-23T21:29:33Z

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