VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-43221
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.13%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.13% probability · 3th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-908
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/102712417bb6aa9a00d852bc59cb0a276db486c4Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dfbc8c17dd161885336e77e71c336cd62cf6748Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56d5c0557e53c4d8d92a619fa83eaae178165e07Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/905554ebd76aeee370bfd5136ea11e0b9d75c6f1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f235ccecd03c436cb1683eac16b12f119e54aa9Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f726b3a57e00bb6249c67714c11ae8b4b31719a1Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.