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CVE-2026-46044

ipmi:ssif: Clean up kthread on errors

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 27, 2026 at 12:56 PM UTC
Updated: October 21, 2026 at 01:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipmi:ssif: Clean up kthread on errors If an error occurs after the ssif kthread is created, but before the main IPMI code starts the ssif interface, the ssif kthread will not be stopped. So make sure the kthread is stopped on an error condition if it is running.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
3.19 ≤ v < 5.10.2585.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2095.16 ≤ v < 6.18.276.19 ≤ v < 7.0.4259307074bfcf1ff88016e12c68f057aee6cb6943.19
Vendor states this is fixed in 549607af66a0efdb41307ba6343eed31de8b133e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 75c486cb1bcaa1a3ec3a6438498176a3a4998ae4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 800febc637d1c1974b1e899dea8a07e115d60766 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 858bc8b9edb6eaf0522900128bb9053e2df6b0f6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e662be2d0d05253d0fd7deda9771aa036c23393e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f2d0a3ede5ebf404d4c334a1f04ef439e0086857 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.258 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.209 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.176 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.114 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.27 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/858bc8b9edb6eaf0522900128bb9053e2df6b0f6
Patch
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/800febc637d1c1974b1e899dea8a07e115d60766
Patch
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75c486cb1bcaa1a3ec3a6438498176a3a4998ae4
Patch
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/549607af66a0efdb41307ba6343eed31de8b133e
Patch
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2d0a3ede5ebf404d4c334a1f04ef439e0086857
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e662be2d0d05253d0fd7deda9771aa036c23393e
Source: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6855a3b15851061c817506492b6aa0b605cff1e

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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