CVE-2016-0281: IBM Aix

Low severity, CVSS 3.7. EPSS: 8.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The mustendd driver in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 and VIOS 2.2.x, when the jumbo_frames feature is not enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (FC1763 or FC5899 adapter crash) via crafted packets.

Affected products

• IBM Aix: version 5.3 only; version 6.1 only; version 7.1 only; version 7.2 only
• IBM Vios: version 2.2.0.10 only; version 2.2.0.11 only; version 2.2.0.12 only; version 2.2.0.13 only; version 2.2.1.0 only; version 2.2.1.1 only; …

Published 2016-08-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.