CVE-2026-72042
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72042
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72042.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-72042
- Downstream
- Published
- 2026-08-15T05:52:01Z
- Modified
- 2026-10-08T02:51:46Z
- Severity
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- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- ipmi: Fix user refcount underflow in event delivery
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipmi: Fix user refcount underflow in event delivery
ipmi_alloc_recv_msg(user) takes the temporary user reference owned by the receive message, and ipmi_free_recv_msg() drops it again. If event delivery fails after allocating receive messages for earlier users, handle_read_event_rsp() rolls those messages back with ipmi_free_recv_msg().
That rollback path still drops user->refcount explicitly after freeing each message. The extra put can free a user that remains linked on intf->users, so later event delivery may dereference a freed user or trip refcount_t's addition-on-zero warning when ipmi_alloc_recv_msg() tries to acquire another reference.
Remove the stale explicit put and the now-dead user assignment. Keep the list_del() and ipmi_free_recv_msg() calls; they are the required rollback operations.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72042.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aa9e61c46465d231e9beddf56af7effd71be682
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7be349d4fcc5e065295b83418a22d27a68afbdb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddbb6e3dc9bb4743de686aa1598c31e745cee76b
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72042.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72042
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introducedb52da4054ee0bf9ecb44996f2c83236ff50b3812Fixedddbb6e3dc9bb4743de686aa1598c31e745cee76bFixed7be349d4fcc5e065295b83418a22d27a68afbdb6Fixed6aa9e61c46465d231e9beddf56af7effd71be682
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced6.1.157Fixed6.2
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced6.6.113Fixed6.7
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced6.12.54Fixed6.13
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced6.17.4Fixed6.18
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introducedf63723ca7d7623f9dae1990973cd158671f03c56
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced348121b29594d42d1635648fd3ed31dfa25351d5
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced53d6e403affbf6df2c859a0ea00ccfc1e72090ca
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced0ed73be9a2547ffb9b5c1d879ad9bfab73d920b5
Affected versions
v6.*
v6.1.157
v6.1.158
v6.1.159
v6.1.160
v6.1.161
v6.1.162
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v6.1.184
v6.1.185
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v6.1.187
v6.1.188
v6.1.189
v6.12.100
v6.12.101
v6.12.102
v6.12.103
v6.12.104
v6.12.105
v6.12.106
v6.12.107
v6.12.108
v6.12.109
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v6.12.54
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v6.17.10
v6.17.11
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v6.17.13
v6.17.4
v6.17.5
v6.17.6
v6.17.7
v6.17.8
v6.17.9
v6.6.113
v6.6.114
v6.6.115
v6.6.116
v6.6.117
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v6.6.157
v6.6.158