SB2026012743 - IBM PowerVM Hypervisor update for Mbed TLS



SB2026012743 - IBM PowerVM Hypervisor update for Mbed TLS

Published: January 27, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026012743
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-52497)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when parsing invalid PEM-encrypted material in mbedtls_pk_parse_key(), mbedtls_pk_parse_keyfile() and mbedtls_pem_read_buffer() functions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.