What happened
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.
Affected versions
Linux: edb6c2118293c1fba9cd11ca80ed043d2411a7e5 through before 99692252b348c11377fd0cdd66b6b18f3b22758e (git); 62cd145453d577113f993efd025f258dd86aa183 through before a496c51dd3257ed7e00873af2ad9bb22c3ddc4cf (git); 62cd145453d577113f993efd025f258dd86aa183 through before ae84a2536577057e97f23f75a202e26d0e86cf01 (git); 5199fc5dc9c519115457406009fcefd50721c995 (git); 6.18.20 through before 6.18.50 (semver); 6.19.10 through before 6.20 (semver); 7.0 Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.
Detection & mitigation
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
- Review affected product exposure and access logs.
Public PoC references
No public PoC reference has passed the current publication threshold.