CVE-2026-81006
ipmi: Remove all sysfs files on registration failure
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipmi: Remove all sysfs files on registration failure ipmi_add_smi() creates the nr_users and nr_msgs files before trying to create the maintenance_mode file. If that last creation fails, the error path removes only nr_users before dropping the final reference to the interface. Remove nr_msgs as well so no sysfs attribute embedded in the freed interface remains registered.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Sep 13, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
627118470fccc61d7763aa667fcab0a9476843f6 < d46c97eddcbc53ca885e8bb359930c58884616ff 627118470fccc61d7763aa667fcab0a9476843f6 < b115b7d06f26b3f000d2afda88acb54c7a7cb2c9 627118470fccc61d7763aa667fcab0a9476843f6 < b6c46ab0bdee90c238e96ea4a74972118c97900d
Linux / Linux
6.18