{"id":"CVE-2026-81004","title":"ipmi:msghandler: Cancel work cleanly on an error","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipmi:msghandler: Cancel work cleanly on an error\n\nIf an error occurs during startup of an IPMI interface, it may have\nscheduled work to run.  The work needs to be cance…","severity":"high","cvss":8.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-772"],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= edb6c2118293c1fba9cd11ca80ed043d2411a7e5 < 99692252b348c11377fd0cdd66b6b18f3b22758e","Linux >= 62cd145453d577113f993efd025f258dd86aa183 < a496c51dd3257ed7e00873af2ad9bb22c3ddc4cf","Linux >= 62cd145453d577113f993efd025f258dd86aa183 < ae84a2536577057e97f23f75a202e26d0e86cf01","Linux 5199fc5dc9c519115457406009fcefd50721c995","Linux >= 6.18.20 < 6.18.50","Linux >= 6.19.10 < 6.20","Linux 7.0"],"published":"2026-09-11","updated":"2026-10-19","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-19T08:46:28.597Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81004","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99692252b348c11377fd0cdd66b6b18f3b22758e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a496c51dd3257ed7e00873af2ad9bb22c3ddc4cf"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae84a2536577057e97f23f75a202e26d0e86cf01"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-81004.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-81004"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2532030"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81004"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81004"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-81004.mbox"}],"tags":["cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat","score-dispute"],"epss":0.00178,"epssPercentile":0.07334,"scores":{"cna":8.4,"vendor":5.5},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T15:23:07.476Z","slug":"CVE-2026-81004","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipmi:msghandler: Cancel work cleanly on an error\n\nIf an error occurs during startup of an IPMI interface, it may have\nscheduled work to run.  The work needs to be canceled before the\ninterface can be freed.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= edb6c2118293c1fba9cd11ca80ed043d2411a7e5 < 99692252b348c11377fd0cdd66b6b18f3b22758e`\n- `Linux >= 62cd145453d577113f993efd025f258dd86aa183 < a496c51dd3257ed7e00873af2ad9bb22c3ddc4cf`\n- `Linux >= 62cd145453d577113f993efd025f258dd86aa183 < ae84a2536577057e97f23f75a202e26d0e86cf01`\n- `Linux 5199fc5dc9c519115457406009fcefd50721c995`\n- `Linux >= 6.18.20 < 6.18.50`\n- `Linux >= 6.19.10 < 6.20`\n- `Linux 7.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · updated 2026-09-14 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-81004.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":46,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":46.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":224775,"id":"CVE-2026-81004","ts":1792401535331,"field":"cvss","old":"5.5","new":"8.4"},{"seq":224774,"id":"CVE-2026-81004","ts":1792401535331,"field":"severity","old":"medium","new":"high"},{"seq":202789,"id":"CVE-2026-81004","ts":1789403721525,"field":"cvss","old":"8.4","new":"5.5"},{"seq":202788,"id":"CVE-2026-81004","ts":1789403721525,"field":"severity","old":"high","new":"medium"},{"seq":183574,"id":"CVE-2026-81004","ts":1789356675944,"field":"cvss","old":"8.4","new":"4.4"},{"seq":183573,"id":"CVE-2026-81004","ts":1789356675944,"field":"severity","old":"high","new":"medium"},{"seq":153198,"id":"CVE-2026-81004","ts":1789285349512,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"8.4"},{"seq":153197,"id":"CVE-2026-81004","ts":1789285349512,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"},{"seq":109628,"id":"CVE-2026-81004","ts":1789183732706,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"4.4"},{"seq":109627,"id":"CVE-2026-81004","ts":1789183732706,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}