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CVE-2025-0986 Detail

Description

IBM PowerVM Hypervisor FW1050.00 through FW1050.30 and FW1060.00 through FW1060.20 could allow a local user, under certain Linux processor combability mode configurations, to cause undetected data loss or errors when performing gzip compression using HW acceleration.


Metrics

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  IBM Corporation
Base Score:  4.5 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

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Hyperlink Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7229349

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-409 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) IBM Corporation  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-0986
NVD Published Date:
03/28/2025
NVD Last Modified:
03/28/2025
Source:
IBM Corporation