CVE-2026-85509
CriticalCVSS 9.8Summary
FreeIPMI before version 1.6.19 contains a stack-based buffer overflow in the _read_fru_data function in libfreeipmi/fru/ipmi-fru.c when a BMC returns more bytes than requested.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code remotely or cause a denial of service, potentially compromising system integrity.
Recommendation
Immediately update FreeIPMI to version 1.6.19 or later, which includes the fix.
Other vulnerabilities in FreeIPMI
See all- CVE-2026-85505High
ipmi-oem in FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer over-read in ipmi_oem_fujitsu_get_sel_entry_long_text in ipmi-oem/ipmi-oem-fujitsu.c when a BMC provides a short response, a different vulnerability than CVE-2026-50031 (which has different affected versions).
- CVE-2026-85508Critical
The ipmi-oem tool in FreeIPMI before version 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the _output_dell_system_info_cmc_ipv6_info function in ipmi-oem/ipmi-oem-dell.c, triggered by the cmc-ipv6-info subcommand of dell get-system-info.
- CVE-2026-85507Critical
The ipmi-oem tool in FreeIPMI before version 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the _output_dell_system_info_cmc_info function in ipmi-oem/ipmi-oem-dell.c, triggered by the cmc-info subcommand of dell get-system-info.
- CVE-2026-85506Critical
The ipmi-oem tool in FreeIPMI before version 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the _get_dell_system_info_idrac_info function in ipmi-oem/ipmi-oem-dell.c, triggered by the idrac-info subcommand of dell get-system-info.
- CVE-2026-85504Critical
FreeIPMI before version 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the _ipmi_sel_oem_fujitsu_get_sel_entry_long_text function in libfreeipmi/sel/ipmi-sel-string-fujitsu-irmc-common.c, triggered by malformed Fujitsu SEL long-text responses.
- CVE-2026-50031High
In FreeIPMI before version 1.6.18, a vulnerability was found in the ipmi-oem tool where response messages for the 'dell get-active-directory-config' and 'fujitsu get-sel-entry-long-text' subcommands cause buffer overflows.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.