CVE-2024-42934

Publication date 9 October 2024

Last updated 30 May 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.0 · Medium

Score breakdown

OpenIPMI before 2.0.36 has an out-of-bounds array access (for authentication type) in the ipmi_sim simulator, resulting in denial of service or (with very low probability) authentication bypass or code execution.

Read the notes from the security team

Why is this CVE low priority?

Only affects IPMI simulator

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
openipmi 25.04 plucky
Needs evaluation
24.10 oracular
Needs evaluation
24.04 LTS noble
Needs evaluation
22.04 LTS jammy
Needs evaluation
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
16.04 LTS xenial
Needs evaluation
14.04 LTS trusty
Needs evaluation

Notes

mdeslaur

This issue only affects the IPMI simulator ipmi_sim, not the main library.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
openipmi

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.0 · Medium
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L