CVE-2026-17097
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CVE-2026-17097 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.7/10 on the CVSS scale. IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW1120.00, FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, FW1060.00 through FW1060.80, and FW950.00 through FW950.H2 is affected by a vulnerability in the PowerVM hypervisor call interface. An attacker with root access to a guest partition can issue a specially crafted hypervisor call causing a virtual processor to become permanently unresponsive, requiring a full platform re-IPL to restore normal operation. EPSS estimates a 0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW1120.00, FW1110.00 through FW1110.30, FW1060.00 through FW1060.80, and FW950.00 through FW950.H2 is affected by a vulnerability in the PowerVM hypervisor call interface. An attacker with root access to a guest partition can issue a specially crafted hypervisor call causing a virtual processor to become permanently unresponsive, requiring a full platform re-IPL to restore normal operation. In some cases this may also cause the guest to inject a small amount of data into hypervisor or partition memory with no attacker control over the target location. Successful exploitation results in an integrity and availability impact to the managed system.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ibm | Power System S1122 \(9824-22a\) Firmware | >= fw1110.00, < fw1110.31 |
| Ibm | Power System S1122 \(9824-22a\) Firmware | fw1120.00 |
| Ibm | Power System S1124 \(9824-42a\) Firmware | >= fw1110.00, < fw1110.31 |
| Ibm | Power System S1124 \(9824-42a\) Firmware | fw1120.00 |
| Ibm | Power System S1122s \(9824-22b\) Firmware | >= fw1110.00, < fw1110.31 |
| Ibm | Power System S1122s \(9824-22b\) Firmware | fw1120.00 |
| Ibm | Power System S1114 \(9824-41b\) Firmware | >= fw1110.00, < fw1110.31 |
| Ibm | Power System S1114 \(9824-41b\) Firmware | fw1120.00 |
| Ibm | Power System L1122 \(9856-22h\) Firmware | >= fw1110.00, < fw1110.31 |
| Ibm | Power System L1122 \(9856-22h\) Firmware | fw1120.00 |
| Ibm | Power System L1124 \(9856-42h\) Firmware | >= fw1110.00, < fw1110.31 |
| Ibm | Power System L1124 \(9856-42h\) Firmware | fw1120.00 |
| Ibm | Power System E1150 \(9043-Mru\) Firmware | >= fw1110.00, < fw1110.31 |
| Ibm | Power System E1150 \(9043-Mru\) Firmware | fw1120.00 |
| Ibm | Power System S1112 \(9242-21b\) Firmware | fw1120.00 |
| Ibm | Power System S1112 \(9242-21t\) Firmware | fw1120.00 |
| Ibm | Power System E1080 \(9080-Hex\) Firmware | >= fw1060.00, < fw1060.81 |
| Ibm | Power System S1022 \(9105-22a\) Firmware | >= fw1060.00, < fw1060.81 |
| Ibm | Power System S1024 \(9105-42a\) Firmware | >= fw1060.00, < fw1060.81 |
| Ibm | Power System S1022s \(9105-22b\) Firmware | >= fw1060.00, < fw1060.81 |
| Ibm | Power System S1014 \(9105-41b\) Firmware | >= fw1060.00, < fw1060.81 |
| Ibm | Power System L1022 \(9786-22h\) Firmware | >= fw1060.00, < fw1060.81 |
| Ibm | Power System L1024 \(9786-42h\) Firmware | >= fw1060.00, < fw1060.81 |
| Ibm | Power System E1050 \(9043-Mrx\) Firmware | >= fw1060.00, < fw1060.81 |
| Ibm | Power System S1012 \(9028-21b\) Firmware | >= fw1060.00, < fw1060.81 |
| Ibm | Power System E1180 \(9080-Heu\) Firmware | >= fw1110.00, < fw1110.31 |
| Ibm | Power System E1180 \(9080-Heu\) Firmware | fw1120.00 |
| Ibm | Power System S922 \(9009-22g\) Firmware | >= fw950.00, < fw950.h3 |
| Ibm | Power System H922 \(9223-22s\) Firmware | >= fw950.00, < fw950.h3 |
| Ibm | Power System S914 \(9009-41g\) Firmware | >= fw950.00, < fw950.h3 |
| Ibm | Power System S924 \(9009-42g\) Firmware | >= fw950.00, < fw950.h3 |
| Ibm | Power System H924 \(9223-42s\) Firmware | >= fw950.00, < fw950.h3 |
| Ibm | Power System E950 \(9040-Mr9\) Firmware | >= fw950.00, < fw950.h3 |
| Ibm | Power System E980 \(9080-M9s\) Firmware | >= fw950.00, < fw950.h3 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283231Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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