SB2026100825 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM PowerVC
Published: October 8, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-48855)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the SSH_FXP_READLINK handler in ssh_sftpd when reading symlink targets. A remote user can create a symlink and read it back via SFTP to disclose sensitive information.
Only configurations that use the SFTP root option are affected. The issue discloses absolute backend filesystem paths for the configured SFTP root directory and symlink targets within it, but does not by itself provide file contents or access outside the configured root.
2) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-48858)
CWE-ID: CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CVSSv4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform server-side request forgery against internal or third-party hosts.
The vulnerability exists due to improper control of a resource through its lifetime in ftp_internal:handle_command/3 when processing PASV responses in passive mode. A remote user can supply a crafted 227 response with an arbitrary IP address and port to perform server-side request forgery against internal or third-party hosts.
On affected operations, the client may read data from or send data to the redirected target instead of the FTP server. The issue affects the PASV path used with the default passive-mode configuration and does not affect the EPSV path.
3) Comparison using wrong factors (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-48860)
CWE-ID: CWE-1025 - Comparison using wrong factors
CVSSv4: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass LAN-based access restrictions for Erlang distribution over TLS.
The vulnerability exists due to comparison using wrong factors in check_ip/1 in lib/ssl/src/inet_tls_dist.erl when validating the peer address for TLS distribution connections. A remote user can present a valid certificate signed by a shared trusted CA to bypass LAN-based access restrictions for Erlang distribution over TLS.
Exploitation requires Erlang distribution to use TLS with the kernel check_ip setting enabled, and the TLS trust model must accept certificates from a CA that is not dedicated exclusively to cluster members.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.