CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-81004

HighCVSS 8.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, if an error occurs during startup of an IPMI interface, it may have scheduled work to run. The work needs to be canceled before the interface can be freed, which was missing in the ipmi:msghandler module.

Risk Assessment

Uncanceled scheduled work may execute after the interface is freed, leading to use-after-free and potential instability or privilege escalation.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version that cleanly cancels work on error before freeing the IPMI interface. Check logs for IPMI initialization errors.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipmi:msghandler: Cancel work cleanly on an error If an error occurs during startup of an IPMI interface, it may have scheduled work to run. The work needs to be canceled before the interface can be freed.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS