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    4 vulnerabilities found for PowerVM Novalink by IBM

    CVE-2026-14971 (GCVE-0-2026-14971)

    Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-07-17 19:49 – Updated: 2026-07-17 19:49
    VLAI
    Title
    This PowerVM Novalink update is being released to address
    Summary
    IBM PowerVM Novalink 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1, and 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2 IBM NovaLink APIs misconfiguration may increase attack surface and enable unintended or unauthorized operations under non-default conditions.
    Severity
    3.9 (Low)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    CWE
    Assigner
    ibm
    References
    URL Tags
    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280225 vendor-advisorypatch
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    IBM PowerVM Novalink Affected: 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1
    Affected: 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2
        cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
        cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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    CVE-2026-9171 (GCVE-0-2026-9171)

    Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-07-17 18:26 – Updated: 2026-07-17 18:26
    VLAI
    Title
    Vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Application affects IBM PowerVM Novalink.
    Summary
    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.
    Severity
    7.5 (High)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    CWE
    • CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
    Assigner
    ibm
    References
    URL Tags
    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280226 vendor-advisorypatch
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    IBM PowerVM Novalink Affected: 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1
    Affected: 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2
        cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
        cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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    CVE-2026-14971 (GCVE-0-2026-14971)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-17 19:49 – Updated: 2026-07-17 19:49
    VLAI
    Title
    This PowerVM Novalink update is being released to address
    Summary
    IBM PowerVM Novalink 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1, and 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2 IBM NovaLink APIs misconfiguration may increase attack surface and enable unintended or unauthorized operations under non-default conditions.
    Severity
    3.9 (Low)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    CWE
    Assigner
    ibm
    References
    URL Tags
    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280225 vendor-advisorypatch
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    IBM PowerVM Novalink Affected: 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1
    Affected: 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2
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        cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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    CVE-2026-9171 (GCVE-0-2026-9171)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-17 18:26 – Updated: 2026-07-17 18:26
    VLAI
    Title
    Vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Application affects IBM PowerVM Novalink.
    Summary
    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.
    Severity
    7.5 (High)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    CWE
    • CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
    Assigner
    ibm
    References
    URL Tags
    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280226 vendor-advisorypatch
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    IBM PowerVM Novalink Affected: 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1
    Affected: 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2
        cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
        cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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