{"cve":"CVE-2026-43221","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-06T12:16:41.780","modified":"2026-06-17T10:49:10.777","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipmi: ipmb: initialise event handler read bytes\n\nIPMB doesn't use i2c reads, but the handler needs to set a value.\nOtherwise an i2c read will return an uninitialised value from the bus\ndriver.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-908"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/102712417bb6aa9a00d852bc59cb0a276db486c4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dfbc8c17dd161885336e77e71c336cd62cf6748","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56d5c0557e53c4d8d92a619fa83eaae178165e07","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/905554ebd76aeee370bfd5136ea11e0b9d75c6f1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f235ccecd03c436cb1683eac16b12f119e54aa9"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:33:55.586217763+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-43221","score":0.00128,"percentile":0.02431,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}