Improper Access Control Affecting freeipa package, versions <4.12.5-r0
Threat Intelligence
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- published30 Oct 2025
- disclosed7 Sept 2016
Introduced: 7 Sep 2016
CVE-2016-5404 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Chainguard freeipa to version 4.12.5-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freeipa package and not the freeipa package as distributed by Chainguard.
See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.
The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to revoke arbitrary certificates by leveraging the "retrieve certificate" permission.
References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3PZ2ZQTMGC2UBRNHXVVOY3PJDOBP4CP4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S5OROLKFSY5QRQS7NGBNDP5QMOBV3XMZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VQDYWANTMDFZP3HTGSEOA2IONVUITYX5/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1797
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5404
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351593
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1797.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/17/9
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92525
- https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/6232
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=cf74584d0f772f3f5eccc1d30c001e4212a104fd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3PZ2ZQTMGC2UBRNHXVVOY3PJDOBP4CP4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S5OROLKFSY5QRQS7NGBNDP5QMOBV3XMZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VQDYWANTMDFZP3HTGSEOA2IONVUITYX5/