ALSA-2026:89754

Vulnerability from osv_almalinux – Published: 2026-10-26 00:00 – Updated: 2026-10-26 09:47 – Source website
VLAI
Summary
Moderate: freeipmi security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Details

The freeipmi packages contain an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) remote console and system management software based on the IPMI specification.

Security Fix(es):

  • FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via malformed Fujitsu System Event Log responses (CVE-2026-85504)
  • FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2026-85507)
  • FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow in ipmi-oem (CVE-2026-85506)
  • FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2026-85509)
  • FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Denial of Service via stack-based buffer over-read in ipmi-oem (CVE-2026-85505)
  • freeipmi: FreeIPMI: stack-based buffer overflow in ipmi-oem Dell system info handler (CVE-2026-85508)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

  • Update freeipmi to 1.6.20 to fix two potential buffer overflows [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-279519)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "AlmaLinux:8",
        "name": "freeipmi"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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              "fixed": "1.6.20-1.el8_10"
            }
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        }
      ]
    },
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  "details": "The freeipmi packages contain an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) remote console and system management software based on the IPMI specification.  \n\nSecurity Fix(es):  \n\n  * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via malformed Fujitsu System Event Log responses (CVE-2026-85504)\n  * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2026-85507)\n  * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow in ipmi-oem (CVE-2026-85506)\n  * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2026-85509)\n  * FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Denial of Service via stack-based buffer over-read in ipmi-oem (CVE-2026-85505)\n  * freeipmi: FreeIPMI: stack-based buffer overflow in ipmi-oem Dell system info handler (CVE-2026-85508)\n\n\nBug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):  \n\n  * Update freeipmi to 1.6.20 to fix two potential buffer overflows [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-279519)\n\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n",
  "id": "ALSA-2026:89754",
  "modified": "2026-10-26T09:47:07Z",
  "published": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89754"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85504"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85505"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85506"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85507"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85508"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85509"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2528390"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2528396"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2528398"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2528399"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2528400"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2528401"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-89754.html"
    }
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    "CVE-2026-85504",
    "CVE-2026-85507",
    "CVE-2026-85506",
    "CVE-2026-85509",
    "CVE-2026-85505",
    "CVE-2026-85508"
  ],
  "summary": "Moderate: freeipmi security, bug fix, and enhancement update"
}



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