What is GHSA-6rxg-jgxq-pq8f?

GHSA-6rxg-jgxq-pq8f is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-6rxg-jgxq-pq8f cover?

GHSA-6rxg-jgxq-pq8f covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-16851. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-6rxg-jgxq-pq8f?

GHSA-6rxg-jgxq-pq8f has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-6rxg-jgxq-pq8fHighCVSS 7.4

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-16851 →

📋 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 a use-after-free.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16851
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6rxg-jgxq-pq8f