Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2026· Updated Aug 25, 2026
CVE-2026-19448
CVE-2026-19448
Description
IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 A stack memory corruption vulnerability exists in the AIX IPsec ESP decapsulation handler. Successful exploitation may corrupt kernel stack state and cause a system crash, resulting in denial of service.
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Affected products
2- Range: 4.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858nvdPatchVendor Advisory
News mentions
1- IBM AIX & PowerVM VIOS: 25 Vulnerabilities Disclosed, Threatening System Integrity and Code ExecutionVypr Intelligence · Aug 20, 2026