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Unscored CVE-2021-47095 EUVD-2021-33743GHSA-pqmh-qr2r-5wwj

ipmi: ssif: initialize ssif_info->client early

Published Mar 4, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-vmware Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipmi: ssif: initialize ssif_info->client early

During probe ssif_info->client is dereferenced in error path. However,
it is set when some of the error checking has already been done. This
causes following kernel crash if an error path is taken:

[ 30.645593][ T674] ipmi_ssif 0-000e: ipmi_ssif: Not probing, Interface already present
[ 30.657616][ T674] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000088
...
[ 30.657723][ T674] pc : __dev_printk+0x28/0xa0
[ 30.657732][ T674] lr : _dev_err+0x7c/0xa0
...
[ 30.657772][ T674] Call trace:
[ 30.657775][ T674] __dev_printk+0x28/0xa0
[ 30.657778][ T674] _dev_err+0x7c/0xa0
[ 30.657781][ T674] ssif_probe+0x548/0x900 [ipmi_ssif 62ce4b08badc1458fd896206d9ef69a3c31f3d3e]
[ 30.657791][ T674] i2c_device_probe+0x37c/0x3c0
...

Initialize ssif_info->client before any error path can be taken. Clear
i2c_client data in the error path to prevent the dangling pointer from
leaking.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.4 5.4.169

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.15.15-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.15.15-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.15.15-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +22 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-105.119 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1069.73 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1073.76 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1032.35 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1068.72 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1037.38 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1018.20 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1059.62 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1067.72 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1056.63 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1069.73~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1073.76~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +13 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1068.72~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-105.119~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1018.20~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1067.72~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1056.63~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1046.52 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.59.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.48.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1490-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.59.1.150500.6.25.7 SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1.150400.24.54.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +7 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1.150400.24.54.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.59.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.59.1.150500.6.25.7 SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.47.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1466-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1.150400.24.54.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.76.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1320-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1.150400.24.54.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.76.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1320-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.166.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1465-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.166.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1465-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.59.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_13 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1466-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_12 1-150500.11.7.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_25 1-150400.9.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_43 1-150300.7.3.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1.150400.24.54.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.47.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1466-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1.150400.24.54.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-syms +3 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1.150400.24.54.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.5 dtb-aarch64 +10 5.14.21-150500.55.59.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.48.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1490-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.59.1.150500.6.25.7 SUSE-SU-2024:1480-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.47.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1466-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1.150400.24.54.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150400.15.76.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1320-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.116.1.150400.24.54.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1321-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150400.15.76.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1320-1

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