Vulnerability · Published Apr 10, 2024 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2024-1481Freeipa: specially crafted http requests potentially lead to denial of service
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity improper input validation in freeipa. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 33.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in FreeIPA. This issue may allow a remote attacker to craft a HTTP request with parameters that can be interpreted as command arguments to kinit on the FreeIPA server, which can lead to a denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | ipa-client | 4.11.0-9.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2147 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | ipa-client-common | 4.11.0-9.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2147 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | ipa-client-epn | 4.11.0-9.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2147 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | ipa-client-samba | 4.11.0-9.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2147 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | ipa-common | 4.11.0-9.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2147 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | ipa-selinux | 4.11.0-9.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2147 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | ipa-server | 4.11.0-9.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2147 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | ipa-server-common | 4.11.0-9.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2147 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | ipa-server-dns | 4.11.0-9.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2147 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | ipa-server-trust-ad | 4.11.0-9.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2147 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-ipaclient | 4.11.0-9.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2147 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-ipalib | 4.11.0-9.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2147 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-ipaserver | 4.11.0-9.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2147 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-ipatests | 4.11.0-9.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:2147 |
| Debian:12 | freeipa | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1481 |
| Debian:13 | freeipa | 4.12.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1481 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | custodia | 0:0.6.0-3.module+el8.9.0+1371+ffa84eb9 | RLSA-2024:3044 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | ipa-healthcheck | 0:0.12-3.module+el8.9.0+1433+5bd2f890 | RLSA-2024:3044 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | opendnssec | 0:2.1.7-1.module+el8.9.0+1371+ffa84eb9 | RLSA-2024:3044 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | python-kdcproxy | 0:0.4-5.module+el8.9.0+1371+ffa84eb9 | RLSA-2024:3044 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | python-qrcode | 0:5.1-12.module+el8.9.0+1371+ffa84eb9 | RLSA-2024:3044 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | python-yubico | 0:1.3.2-9.1.module+el8.9.0+1371+ffa84eb9 | RLSA-2024:3044 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | pyusb | 0:1.0.0-9.1.module+el8.9.0+1371+ffa84eb9 | RLSA-2024:3044 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | slapi-nis | 0:0.60.0-4.module+el8.9.0+1573+39ab85f4 | RLSA-2024:3044 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | softhsm | 0:2.6.0-5.module+el8.9.0+1371+ffa84eb9 | RLSA-2024:3044 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freeipa | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1481 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freeipa | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1481 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freeipa | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1481 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freeipa | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1481 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | freeipa | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1481 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| freeipa | 4.10.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- RHSA-2024:2147 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:3044 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1481 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2262169 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00026.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FKTET3PAOMCHBXUUY37X556PVA3DFQES/