What is GHSA-x8q4-qwvw-778r?

GHSA-x8q4-qwvw-778r is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. IBM PowerVM Novalink are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-x8q4-qwvw-778r cover?

GHSA-x8q4-qwvw-778r covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-9171. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-x8q4-qwvw-778r?

GHSA-x8q4-qwvw-778r has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-x8q4-qwvw-778rHighCVSS 7.5

IBM PowerVM Novalink are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

July 17, 2026

Last Modified

July 17, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-9171 →

📋 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.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9171
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280226
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x8q4-qwvw-778r