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TI-2016-04682 Aliases CVE-2016-5404GHSA-xxm7-22wp-69jx

The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate"…

Priority LOW 34CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to revoke arbitrary certificates by leveraging the "retrieve certificate" permission.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02607 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableFreeIPA
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*23VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*24VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*25VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·FreeIPA
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 25 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2016:1797 Released 2016-09-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ipa security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) ipa-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-client-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-python-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) ipa-admintools-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-server-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-server-dns-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) ipa-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-client-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-python-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) ipa-admintools-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-server-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-server-dns-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) ipa-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-client-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-python-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) ipa-admintools-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-server-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-server-selinux-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) ipa-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-client-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-python-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) ipa-admintools-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-server-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-server-selinux-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ipa-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-admintools-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-client-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) ipa-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-admintools-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-client-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ipa-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-admintools-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2, ipa-client-3.0.0-50.el6_8.2 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) ipa-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-admintools-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19, ipa-client-4.2.0-15.el7_2.19 +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1797
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1797
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1797
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1797
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1797
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1797
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1797
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1797
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1797
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1797
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:1797
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:1797

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5404
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xxm7-22wp-69jx

References

Patch 1

Advisory 6

Other 1

Sources

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