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CVE-2026-16931 (GCVE-0-2026-16931)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-12 17:27 – Updated: 2026-08-12 18:52

Title

IBM i is Affected By A 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 handling of zero-length TCP options.

Severity

7.5 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-12 18:52 UTC

CWE

CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Assigner

ibm mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283288	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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FKIE_CVE-2026-16931

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-12 18:17 - Updated: 2026-08-13 16:47

Severity

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 handling of zero-length TCP options.

References

	URL	Tags
	psirt@us.ibm.com	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283288	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	ibm	i	*

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          "cpes": [
            "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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
          ],
          "product": "i",
          "vendor": "IBM",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "7.6"
            },
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "7.5"
            },
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "7.4"
            },
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "7.3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
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    }
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              "matchCriteriaId": "46DEA5F3-B160-471F-8C4C-0E8338EDEDA5",
              "versionEndIncluding": "7.6",
              "versionStartIncluding": "7.3",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
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    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-16931",
  "lastModified": "2026-08-13T16:47:12.763",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
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        "impactScore": 3.6,
        "source": "psirt@us.ibm.com",
        "type": "Secondary"
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          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "timestamp": "2026-08-12T18:52:11.894592Z",
          "version": "2.0.3"
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  },
  "published": "2026-08-12T18:17:25.010",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283288"
    }
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  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
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}

GHSA-MGMF-CPQX-C6QC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-12 18:31 – Updated: 2026-08-12 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 handling of zero-length TCP options.

Severity

7.5 (High)


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

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-16931"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-835"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-08-12T18:17:25Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "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 handling of zero-length TCP options.",
  "id": "GHSA-mgmf-cpqx-c6qc",
  "modified": "2026-08-12T18:31:21Z",
  "published": "2026-08-12T18:31:21Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16931"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283288"
    }
  ],
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

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