CVE-2025-38456

ipmi:msghandler: Fix potential memory corruption in ipmi_create_user()

published July 25, 2025

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
6.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipmi:msghandler: Fix potential memory corruption in ipmi_create_user()

The "intf" list iterator is an invalid pointer if the correct

"intf->intf_num" is not found. Calling atomic_dec(&intf->nr_users) on

and invalid pointer will lead to memory corruption.

We don't really need to call atomic_dec() if we haven't called

atomic_add_return() so update the if (intf->in_shutdown) path as well.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00177 · 6.9th percentile
Published
2025-07-25T15:27Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 JUL 15:27Z
    ipmi:msghandler: Fix potential memory corruption in ipmi_create_user()
    cvelistv5