High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-81004
ipmi:msghandler: Cancel work cleanly on an error
8.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
edb6c2118293c1fba9cd11ca80ed043d2411a7e5 before 99692252b348c11377fd0cdd66b6b18f3b22758e; 62cd145453d577113f993efd025f258dd86aa183 before a496c51dd3257ed7e00873af2ad9bb22c3ddc4cf; 62cd145453d577113f993efd025f258dd86aa183 before ae84a2536577057e97f23f75a202e26d0e86cf01; 5199fc5dc9c519115457406009fcefd50721c995; 6.18.20 before 6.18.50; 6.19.10 before 6.20; +1 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81004
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81004
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99692252b348c11377fd0cdd66b6b18f3b22758e
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a496c51dd3257ed7e00873af2ad9bb22c3ddc4cf
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae84a2536577057e97f23f75a202e26d0e86cf01
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