Out-of-bounds read in FreeIPMI
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
ipmi-oem in FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer over-read in ipmi_oem_fujitsu_get_sel_entry_long_text in ipmi-oem/ipmi-oem-fujitsu.c when a BMC provides a short response, a different vulnerability than CVE-2026-50031 (which has different affected versions).
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA FreeIPMI (FreeIPMI) Fixed in 1.6.19
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2026:89905 Released 2026-10-26 · Red Hat rating Moderatefreeipmi security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) freeipmi-1.6.20-1.el10_2, freeipmi-bmc-watchdog-1.6.20-1.el10_2, freeipmi-ipmidetectd-1.6.20-1.el10_2 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) freeipmi-devel-1.6.20-1.el10_2
- RHSA-2026:89753 Released 2026-10-26 · Red Hat rating Moderatefreeipmi security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) freeipmi-1.6.20-1.el9_8, freeipmi-bmc-watchdog-1.6.20-1.el9_8, freeipmi-ipmidetectd-1.6.20-1.el9_8 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) freeipmi-devel-1.6.20-1.el9_8
- RHSA-2026:89754 Released 2026-10-26 · Red Hat rating Moderatefreeipmi security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) freeipmi-1.6.20-1.el8_10, freeipmi-bmc-watchdog-1.6.20-1.el8_10, freeipmi-ipmidetectd-1.6.20-1.el8_10 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) freeipmi-devel-1.6.20-1.el8_10
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
FreeIPMI 1.6.19
6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-58671 Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeIPMIPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2026-58670 Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeIPMIPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2026-58669 Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeIPMIPriority MEDIUM 49
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:89905 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:89753 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:89754 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:89754 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:89905 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:89753 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85505
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-386j-5xxr-g7c7
- 2026-10-26 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89754 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89753 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89905 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) · Red Hat
References
More FreeIPMI vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-58671 Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeIPMI CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-58670 Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeIPMI CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-58669 Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeIPMI CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-58668 Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeIPMI CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-58666 Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeIPMI CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-36856 Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeIPMI CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-85505 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-85505 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-386j-5xxr-g7c7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-85505 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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