CVE-2026-85509

FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow

Published Sep 4, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8843-1 FreeIPMI vulnerabilities
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Title Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in FreeIPMI FRU Retrieval FreeIPMI: FreeIPMI: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow
References
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Important

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Title Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in FreeIPMI FRU Retrieval
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First Time appeared Freeipmi
Freeipmi freeipmi
Vendors & Products Freeipmi
Freeipmi freeipmi
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Description 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.
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 4, 2026, 6:16 PM
Reserved
Sep 4, 2026, 4:21 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 4, 2026, 5:17 AM
Modified
Sep 8, 2026, 7:42 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 4, 2026, 4:21 AM