CVE-2026-81006
Published Sep 11, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipmi: Remove all sysfs files on registration failure ipmi_add_smi() creates the nr_users and nr_msgs files before trying to create the maintenance_mode file. If that last creation fails, the error path removes only nr_users before dropping the final reference to the interface. Remove nr_msgs as well so no sysfs attribute embedded in the freed interface remains registered.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2026-81006? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipmi: Remove all sysfs files on registration failure
ipmi_add_smi() creates the nr_users and nr_msgs files before trying to
create the maintenance_mode file. If that last creation fails, the error
path removes only nr_users before dropping the final reference to the
interface.
Remove nr_msgs as well so no sysfs attribute embedded in the freed
interface remains registered.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-81006? +
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