Linux · Linux Kernel · CVE-2021-47095
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
The vulnerability is related to the ipmi: ssif component in the Linux kernel. It causes a kernel crash when an error path is taken during the probe of ssif info->client. The issue arises because ssif info->client is dereferenced in the error path before some error checking has been done. To resolve this, ssif info->client should be initialized before any error path can be taken, and i2c client data should be cleared in the error path to prevent a dangling pointer from leaking.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.