Freeipa: specially crafted http requests potentially lead to denial of service
Priority LOW 32CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
A flaw was found in FreeIPA. This issue may allow a remote attacker to craft a HTTP request with parameters that can be interpreted as command arguments to kinit on the FreeIPA server, which can lead to a denial of service.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01133 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | freeipa | 4.10.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | 8100020240307184541.6d180cd9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | 8100020240307185118.fc00487d | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | 4.11.0-9.el9_4 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- freeipa Vendor— Affected 4.10.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 8100020240307184541.6d180cd9 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 8100020240307185118.fc00487d Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.11.0-9.el9_4 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2024:3044 Released 2024-05-22 · Red Hat rating Moderateidm:DL1 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) bind-dyndb-ldap-11.6-4.module+el8.9.0+18911+94941f82.aarch64::idm:DL1, bind-dyndb-ldap-11.6-4.module+el8.9.0+18911+94941f82.ppc64le::idm:DL1, bind-dyndb-ldap-11.6-4.module+el8.9.0+18911+94941f82.s390x::idm:DL1 +47
- RHSA-2024:2147 Released 2024-04-30 · Red Hat rating Moderateipa security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) ipa-4.11.0-9.el9_4, ipa-client-4.11.0-9.el9_4, ipa-client-common-4.11.0-9.el9_4 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) python3-ipatests-4.11.0-9.el9_4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:3044 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:2147 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:2147 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1481
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5g67-qx42-9m78
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Sources
- CVE-2024-1481 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-1481 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5g67-qx42-9m78 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-1481 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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