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CVE-2026-17255 (GCVE-0-2026-17255)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-04 16:39 – Updated: 2026-09-10 15:06

Title

IBM i is Affected By Denial of Service Vulnerability []

Summary

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper validation of the prefix length in ICMPv6 Router Advertisements.

Severity

4.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-09 18:27 UTC

CWE

CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write

Assigner

ibm mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286093	vendor-advisorypatch

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
IBM	i	Affected: 7.6 Affected: 7.5 Affected: 7.4 Affected: 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3.0:::::::*

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              "value": "IBM i Release5770-999\u00a0\nPTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6MJ11322 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ11322 7.5MJ11323 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ11323 7.4MJ11324 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ11324 7.3MJ11325 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ11325 \n\n\n\nIBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products."
            }
          ],
          "title": "IBM i is Affected By Denial of Service Vulnerability []"
        }
      },
      "cveMetadata": {
        "assignerOrgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522",
        "assignerShortName": "ibm",
        "cveId": "CVE-2026-17255",
        "datePublished": "2026-09-04T16:39:08.401Z",
        "dateReserved": "2026-07-24T22:14:14.142Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-09-10T15:06:37.340Z",
        "state": "PUBLISHED"
      },
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
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    }
  }
}

FKIE_CVE-2026-17255

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-04 17:16 - Updated: 2026-09-10 16:17

Severity

4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper validation of the prefix length in ICMPv6 Router Advertisements.

References

	URL	Tags
	psirt@us.ibm.com	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286093	Patch, Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
ibm	i	7.3
ibm	i	7.4
ibm	i	7.5
ibm	i	7.6

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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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          "product": "i",
          "vendor": "IBM",
          "versions": [
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              "status": "affected",
              "version": "7.6"
            },
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              "version": "7.5"
            },
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            },
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              "status": "affected",
              "version": "7.3"
            }
          ]
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      ],
      "source": "psirt@us.ibm.com"
    }
  ],
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          "baseScore": 4.3,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
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          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
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          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "timestamp": "2026-09-09T18:27:28.122624Z",
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  ]
}

GHSA-V475-H857-W8M4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-04 18:31 – Updated: 2026-09-04 18:31

Details

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper validation of the prefix length in ICMPv6 Router Advertisements.

Severity

4.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-17255"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-787"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-04T17:16:53Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper validation of the prefix length in ICMPv6 Router Advertisements.",
  "id": "GHSA-v475-h857-w8m4",
  "modified": "2026-09-04T18:31:30Z",
  "published": "2026-09-04T18:31:30Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17255"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286093"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

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