Buffer Overflow Affecting freeipmi-ipmiseld package, versions <0:1.5.7-3.el7_9.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FREEIPMIIPMISELD-18500573
  • published1 Aug 2026
  • disclosed3 Jun 2026

Introduced: 3 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-50031  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 freeipmi-ipmiseld to version 0:1.5.7-3.el7_9.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:48826.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freeipmi-ipmiseld package and not the freeipmi-ipmiseld package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

ipmi-oem in FreeIPMI before 1.6.18 has exploitable buffer overflows on response messages. The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification defines a set of interfaces for platform management. It is implemented by a large number of hardware manufacturers to support system management. It is most commonly used for sensor reading (e.g., CPU temperatures through the ipmi-sensors command within FreeIPMI) and remote power control (the ipmipower command). The ipmi-oem client command implements a set of a IPMI OEM commands for specific hardware vendors. If a user has supported hardware, they may wish to use the ipmi-oem command to send a request to a server to retrieve specific information. Two subcommands "ipmi-oem dell get-active-directory-config" and "ipmi-oem fujitsu get-sel-entry-long-text" were found to have exploitable buffer overflows on response messages.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1