Vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Application affects IBM PowerVM Novalink.
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-9171 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | ibm |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-17 19:17:19 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-21 03:16:43 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.005490000 probability, percentile 0.423820000 (date 2026-07-21)
Problem Types: CWE-400 | CWE-400 CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | IBM | PowerVM Novalink | affected 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1 | Not specified |
| CNA | IBM | PowerVM Novalink | affected 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280226 | [email protected] | www.ibm.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Additional Advisory Data
Solutions
CNA: 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