CVE-2026-43221

MEDIUM EPSS 2.8%
Published May 6, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 6, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
2.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-908

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.165
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.128
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.12.75
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.13  –  <6.18.16
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.19  –  <6.19.6
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any

References 6

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/102712417bb6aa9a00d852bc59cb0a276db486c4
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dfbc8c17dd161885336e77e71c336cd62cf6748
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56d5c0557e53c4d8d92a619fa83eaae178165e07
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/905554ebd76aeee370bfd5136ea11e0b9d75c6f1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f235ccecd03c436cb1683eac16b12f119e54aa9
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f726b3a57e00bb6249c67714c11ae8b4b31719a1
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/102712417bb6aa9a00d852bc59cb0a276db486c4
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dfbc8c17dd161885336e77e71c336cd62cf6748
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56d5c0557e53c4d8d92a619fa83eaae178165e07
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/905554ebd76aeee370bfd5136ea11e0b9d75c6f1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f235ccecd03c436cb1683eac16b12f119e54aa9
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f726b3a57e00bb6249c67714c11ae8b4b31719a1
    Patch