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Linux Kernel IPMI IPMB Vulnerability: NULL Pointer Dereference Risk

Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's IPMI IPMB implementation has been addressed. The issue arose because the function 'devm_kasprintf()' can return a NULL pointer on failure, but this potential failure was not properly checked, leading to a risk of dereferencing a NULL pointer.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a NULL pointer dereference, causing a kernel crash.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
9.0
impact
2.5
exploitability
5.3
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.0
threat
3.2
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.