CVE-2025-0986
IBM PowerVM Hypervisor Data Loss via Gzip Compression
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 28, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 18, 2025, 7:46 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-0986
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-0986.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7229349 | Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-0986 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-0986
weaknesses.
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-0986 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 18, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) fw1050.00 up to (including) fw1050.30 *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) fw1060.00 up to (including) fw1060.20 OR cpe:2.3:h:ibm:powervm_hypervisor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added Reference Type IBM Corporation: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7229349 Types: Vendor Advisory -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 28, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L Added CWE CWE-409 Added Reference https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7229349