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.
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | ipmi: ipmb: validate write message length | |
| 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 linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-11T19:42:58.751Z
Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.812Z
Link: CVE-2026-81007
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:09.443
Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:09.443
Link: CVE-2026-81007
Redhat
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