CVE-2025-0986

low-risk

Published 2025-03-28

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.

Do I need to act?

0.04% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 4.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Powervm Hypervisor

Affected Vendors

Ibm

References (1)

Vendor Advisory https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7229349

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low-risk

Severity 12/34 · Low

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal