CVE-2026-46177
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) driver. This vulnerability allows a malfunctioning Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) to cause the IPMI driver to continuously fetch events and messages, or become stuck if the attention bit remains active. This can lead to the driver becoming unresponsive, potentially resulting in a denial of service for the system.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU); DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Amplification
An infinite loop will cause unexpected consumption of resources, such as CPU cycles or memory. The software's operation may slow down, or cause a long time to respond.
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