A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) SSIF (SMBus System Interface) driver. If an error occurs after a kernel thread (kthread) is created but before the main IPMI code initializes the SSIF interface, the kthread may not be properly stopped. This could lead to resource exhaustion or system instability, potentially resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not affected kernel-rt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46044 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46044 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026052752-CVE-2026-46044-6965@gregkh/T