Vulnerability · Published Sep 4, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-85505
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds read in FreeIPMI from FreeIPMI. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | freeipmi | 1.6.20-1.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:89905 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeipmi | 1.6.20-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:89754 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeipmi | 1.6.20-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:89753 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | freeipmi-bmc-watchdog | 1.6.20-1.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:89905 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeipmi-bmc-watchdog | 1.6.20-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:89754 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeipmi-bmc-watchdog | 1.6.20-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:89753 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | freeipmi-devel | 1.6.20-1.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:89905 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeipmi-devel | 1.6.20-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:89754 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeipmi-devel | 1.6.20-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:89753 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | freeipmi-ipmidetectd | 1.6.20-1.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:89905 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeipmi-ipmidetectd | 1.6.20-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:89754 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeipmi-ipmidetectd | 1.6.20-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:89753 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | freeipmi-ipmiseld | 1.6.20-1.el10_2 | ALSA-2026:89905 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | freeipmi-ipmiseld | 1.6.20-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:89754 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | freeipmi-ipmiseld | 1.6.20-1.el9_8 | ALSA-2026:89753 |
| Debian:12 | freeipmi | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-85505 |
| Debian:13 | freeipmi | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-85505 |
| Debian:14 | freeipmi | 1.6.19-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-85505 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | freeipmi | 0:1.6.20-1.el10_2 | RLSA-2026:89905 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | freeipmi | 0:1.6.20-1.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:89754 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | freeipmi | 0:1.6.20-1.el9_8 | RLSA-2026:89753 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freeipmi | 1.6.9-2ubuntu0.22.04.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-85505 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freeipmi | 1.6.9-2ubuntu0.22.04.4 | USN-8843-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freeipmi | 1.6.13-3ubuntu0.2 | USN-8843-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freeipmi | 1.6.13-3ubuntu0.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-85505 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freeipmi | 1.6.16-1ubuntu0.2 | USN-8843-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freeipmi | 1.6.16-1ubuntu0.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-85505 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H