IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2016-5985 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide
🟠 High ⏱ 30–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read • Source: NVD CVE-2016-5985, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2016-5985 NVD summary: The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) AIX client is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when Journal-Based Backup is enabled. A local attacker […]