Disclosure summary
ipmi-oem in FreeIPMI before 1.16.17 has exploitable buffer overflows on response messages. The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification defines a set of interfaces for platform management. It is implemented by a large number of hardware manufacturers to support system management. It is most commonly used for sensor reading (e.g., CPU temperatures through the ipmi-sensors command within FreeIPMI) and remote power control (the ipmipower command). The ipmi-oem client command implements a set of a IPMI OEM commands for specific hardware vendors. If a user has supported hardware, they may wish to use the ipmi-oem command to send a request to a server to retrieve specific inf
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-121
Source-specific records & product guidance
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Microsoft Security Updates (CVRF) · 2026-Mar
Open original source · Updated Aug 23, 2026
ipmi-oem in FreeIPMI before 1.16.17 has exploitable buffer overflows on response messages. The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification defines a set of interfaces for platform management. It is implemented by a large number of hardware manufacturers to support system management. It is most commonly used for sensor reading (e.g., CPU temperatures through the ipmi-sensors command within FreeIPMI) and remote power control (the ipmipower command). The ipmi-oem client command implements a set of a IPMI OEM commands for specific hardware vendors. If a user has supported hardware, they may wish to use the ipmi-oem command to send a request to a server to retrieve specific inf
Maximum of vendor-reported product scores; products and fixed builds are associations, not a universal affected-version statement.
Microsoft maximum product score: 7.5
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft update guide | cbl2 freeipmi 1.6.6-3 on CBL Mariner 2.0 | (MSRC status code 3) |
| Microsoft update guide | azl3 freeipmi 1.6.11-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | (MSRC status code 3) |
| Microsoft update guide | cbl2 freeipmi 1.6.6-3 on CBL-Mariner 2.0 | (MSRC status code 3) |
Vendor remediation references
- CBL-Mariner Releases · build 1.6.17-1 · product IDs 21158-17084
- Vendor guidance · product IDs 21158-17084
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- msrc.microsoft.com — Vendor advisory
PUBLISHED 2026-04-01T21:04:20-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-08-23T10:46:53-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-08T12:45:09-04:00