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8.8
FreeIPMI: Uncontrolled Data in Response Messages
published 5 months ago
Summary
FreeIPMI software has a security issue that allows an attacker to potentially crash the system or execute malicious code by sending specially crafted messages. This affects systems using FreeIPMI for remote management. Users should update to the latest version of FreeIPMI to fix this issue.
What to do
- Update rocky freeipmi to version 0:1.6.17-1.el9_7.
Affected software
| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux:9 | rocky | freeipmi |
< 0:1.6.17-1.el9_7 Fix: upgrade to 0:1.6.17-1.el9_7
|
Original advisory text
Moderate: freeipmi security update
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: buffer overflows on response messages via ipmi-oem (CVE-2026-33554)
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.
Security Fix(es):
* freeipmi: buffer overflows on response messages via ipmi-oem (CVE-2026-33554)
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
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:14819 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450778 Third Party Advisory
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
- Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Timeline
Published11 May 2026
Updated11 May 2026
First seen11 May 2026
Sources
RLSA-2026:14819 · OSV
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