High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-81007
ipmi: ipmb: validate write message length
7.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipmi: ipmb: validate write message length
ipmb_write() read message fields before validating the length byte.
A zero or short write can read uninitialized stack bytes.
A length smaller than the SMBus header underflows the block write length.
Require a non-empty buffer and the minimum IPMB request length.
Also require the length byte plus payload before parsing the message.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
51bd6f291583684f495ea498984dfc22049d7fd2 before 8990c7f6bfc1e7689b7012a7d4d0efb9f07a9c89; 51bd6f291583684f495ea498984dfc22049d7fd2 before 94f8d20153e348c79bc14dc25f873470518892da; 51bd6f291583684f495ea498984dfc22049d7fd2 before e527cd4e80066e1ed070fdc7c705bde340cdcc62; 51bd6f291583684f495ea498984dfc22049d7fd2 before 7d66d54b974cff0a959e188af844d2d110422767; 51bd6f291583684f495ea498984dfc22049d7fd2 before 60939bcda6f3f104ef456fdbf3cc5733c0720fb1; 51bd6f291583684f495ea498984dfc22049d7fd2 before 5719431ca2b5fa26560bb38f6202f8b97fa3bbb0; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81007
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81007
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53637506884dbd5c91a89b1a3547d99d80f8ed2c
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5719431ca2b5fa26560bb38f6202f8b97fa3bbb0
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60939bcda6f3f104ef456fdbf3cc5733c0720fb1
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d66d54b974cff0a959e188af844d2d110422767
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8990c7f6bfc1e7689b7012a7d4d0efb9f07a9c89
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94f8d20153e348c79bc14dc25f873470518892da
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