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TI-2026-58671 Aliases CVE-2026-85509GHSA-3j6m-x72j-q52g

Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeIPMI

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-121Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · 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-121 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in _read_fru_data in libfreeipmi/fru/ipmi-fru.c when a BMC returns more bytes than requested.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00493 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial FreeIPMI (FreeIPMI): 1.6.19Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 6 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FreeIPMIFreeIPMIbefore 1.6.191.6.19Patch availableCNA
  • FreeIPMI VendorFreeIPMI Affected before 1.6.19 Fixed in 1.6.19 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA FreeIPMI (FreeIPMI) Fixed in 1.6.19

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:89905 Released 2026-10-26 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    freeipmi 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 Moderate
    freeipmi 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 Moderate
    freeipmi 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-2026-58670 Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeIPMIPriority MEDIUM 49
    • TI-2026-58669 Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeIPMIPriority MEDIUM 49
    • TI-2026-58668 Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeIPMIPriority MEDIUM 49
    Show all 6 records →

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 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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85509
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3j6m-x72j-q52g
  3. 2026-10-26 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89754 · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-26 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-26 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89753 · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-26 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) · Red Hat
  7. 2026-10-26 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89905 · Red Hat
  8. 2026-10-26 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) · Red Hat

References

Other 3

  • 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-2026-58667 Out-of-bounds read in FreeIPMI CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-36856 Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeIPMI CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 7 →

Sources

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