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TI-2011-03804 Aliases CVE-2011-4339GHSA-g5hf-fh87-v7gq

ipmievd (aka the IPMI event daemon) in OpenIPMI, as used in the ipmitool package 1.8.11…

Priority LOW 18CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

ipmievd (aka the IPMI event daemon) in OpenIPMI, as used in the ipmitool package 1.8.11 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6, Debian GNU/Linux, Fedora 16, and other products uses 0666 permissions for its ipmievd.pid PID file, which allows local users to kill arbitrary processes by writing to this file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00425 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ipmitool_project:ipmitool:1.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.11VulnerableIpmitool Project
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0Running onRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:ipmitool_project:ipmitool:1.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.11 Vulnerable ·Ipmitool Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Running on ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2013:0123 Released 2013-01-08 · Red Hat rating Low
    OpenIPMI security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) OpenIPMI-2.0.16-16.el5, OpenIPMI-2.0.16-16.el5.i386, OpenIPMI-2.0.16-16.el5.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) OpenIPMI-2.0.16-16.el5, OpenIPMI-2.0.16-16.el5.i386, OpenIPMI-gui-2.0.16-16.el5 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) OpenIPMI-2.0.16-16.el5, OpenIPMI-devel-2.0.16-16.el5, OpenIPMI-devel-2.0.16-16.el5.i386
  • RHSA-2011:1814 Released 2011-12-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ipmitool security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ipmitool-1.8.11-12.el6_2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2013:0123
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2013:0123
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1814
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2013:0123
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1814
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1814
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1814
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4339
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5hf-fh87-v7gq

References

Patch 1

Advisory 9

  • TI-2020-04264 remote code execution vulnerability in ipmitool CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

Sources

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