ipmi: ipmb: initialise event handler read bytes
Priority LOW 24CWE-908Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-908 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipmi: ipmb: initialise event handler read bytes IPMB doesn't use i2c reads, but the handler needs to set a value. Otherwise an i2c read will return an uninitialised value from the bus driver.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00128 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75 +3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.16 and later | 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 7.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.16 and later Fixed in 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 7.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 7.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43221
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vqpg-cfxc-r52f
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/905554ebd76aeee370bfd5136ea11e0b9d75c6f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56d5c0557e53c4d8d92a619fa83eaae178165e07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dfbc8c17dd161885336e77e71c336cd62cf6748
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f726b3a57e00bb6249c67714c11ae8b4b31719a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/102712417bb6aa9a00d852bc59cb0a276db486c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f235ccecd03c436cb1683eac16b12f119e54aa9
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Sources
- CVE-2026-43221 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-43221 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vqpg-cfxc-r52f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-43221 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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