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CVE-2026-46044: ipmi:ssif: Clean up kthread on errors

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-27 · updated 2026-10-21

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 products

• Linux kernel: from 3.19 before 5.10.258; from 5.11 before 5.15.209; from 5.16 before 6.18.27; from 6.19 before 7.0.4 — fixed in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.18.27, 7.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.18.27, 7.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/549607af66a0efdb41307ba6343eed31de8b133e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75c486cb1bcaa1a3ec3a6438498176a3a4998ae4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/800febc637d1c1974b1e899dea8a07e115d60766
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/858bc8b9edb6eaf0522900128bb9053e2df6b0f6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6855a3b15851061c817506492b6aa0b605cff1e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e662be2d0d05253d0fd7deda9771aa036c23393e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2d0a3ede5ebf404d4c334a1f04ef439e0086857
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html

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