HANA on POWER

CVSS v3.0 Base Score: 8,8 / 10
affected HANA 2.0 SPS: SPS07 + SPS08
Can only be fixed by patching:
SPS07: revision 79.07
SPS08: revision 88
Workaround: There is no workaround

Source:
3691059 – [CVE-2026-0492] Privilege escalation vulnerability in SAP HANA database

( Thx Jens ( Gleichmann ) for notifying !

SAP Security Patch Day – January 2026
https://support.sap.com/en/my-support/knowledge-base/security-notes-news/january-2026.html

https://me.sap.com/securitynotes

3691059 – [CVE-2026-0492] Privilege escalation vulnerability in SAP HANA database
https://me.sap.com/notes/3691059

CVE records:
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-67mq-54j2-cv5m
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0492

Want to minimize downtime and increase the available of the Virtual I/O Server when performing an update? Check out the blog by Vikas Sharma on this new feature available with latest version of VIOS.

https://community.ibm.com/community/user/blogs/vikas-sharma/2025/12/10/updating-vios-using-alternate-disk

This IBM Redbook is about advanced security capabilities with IBM Power11, for challenges of hybrid cloud environments and evolving cyber threats. IBM’s Zero Trust framework, a secure foundation for hybrid deployments. Key enhancements include automated key lifecycle management, (RBAC), firmware and OS hardening, and quantum-safe cryptography readiness, against emerging risks such as quantum computing.

https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg248595.html

Note 2188482 – SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems: Supported hardware and features
Power 11 E1180 – up to 32 LPARs (!) – on prem certification has been published today !

Changes in the “SAP prozessor capacity currency” approaching fast ….
In the past the capacity currency has been SAPS (out of SD benchmark) for a SAP database or application server… Now, more and more, and as well with the current versions of the SAP migration sizing reports e.g. ABAP SAP Note 1872170 show the “new currency” aSAPS (advanced SAPS) based now on Q2C benchmark with SAP HANA database. In our IBM Cloud already SAP certified SAP HANA profiles with aSAPS and SAPS are available e.g. starting with small PowerVS VMs/LPARs with 256 GB, 6 Cores, 47.500 SAPS / 9800 aSAPS up to large PowerVS VMs/LPARs with 30,5 TB, 229 Cores and 307.000 aSAPS…