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TI-2024-28676 Aliases CVE-2024-42934GHSA-q84v-q853-g3vh

OpenIPMI before 2.0.36 has an out-of-bounds array access (for authentication type) in the…

Priority LOW 23CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

OpenIPMI before 2.0.36 has an out-of-bounds array access (for authentication type) in the ipmi_sim simulator, resulting in denial of service or (with very low probability) authentication bypass or code execution.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00392 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

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

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:8081 Released 2024-10-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenIPMI security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.2) OpenIPMI-devel-2.0.32-3.el9_2.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) OpenIPMI-2.0.32-3.el9_2.3, OpenIPMI-lanserv-2.0.32-3.el9_2.3, OpenIPMI-libs-2.0.32-3.el9_2.3
  • RHSA-2024:8037 Released 2024-10-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenIPMI security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) OpenIPMI-2.0.32-5.el9_4, OpenIPMI-lanserv-2.0.32-5.el9_4, OpenIPMI-libs-2.0.32-5.el9_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) OpenIPMI-devel-2.0.32-5.el9_4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2024:8081
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:8037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2024:8081
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:8037
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-42934
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q84v-q853-g3vh

References

Other 3

Sources

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