What is GHSA-g747-xq79-c6qm?

GHSA-g747-xq79-c6qm is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-g747-xq79-c6qm cover?

GHSA-g747-xq79-c6qm covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-16980. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-g747-xq79-c6qm?

GHSA-g747-xq79-c6qm has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-g747-xq79-c6qmMediumCVSS 6.3

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

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 21, 2026

Last Modified

August 21, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-16980 →

📋 Description

IBM AIX 7.2, and 7.3 and IBM PowerVM VIOS 4.1 could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper validation of symbolic links.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16980
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283858
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g747-xq79-c6qm