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.
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.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | ipmi: ipmb: initialise event handler read bytes | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-06T11:28:21.579Z
Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.994Z
Link: CVE-2026-43221
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NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:41.780
Modified: 2026-05-06T13:07:51.607
Link: CVE-2026-43221
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