CVE-2024-11029

Freeipa: administrative user data leaked through systemd journal

Description

A flaw was found in the FreeIPA API audit, where it sends the whole FreeIPA command line to journalctl. As a consequence, during the FreeIPA installation process, it inadvertently leaks the administrative user credentials, including the administrator password, to the journal database. In the worst-case scenario, where the journal log is centralized, users with access to it can have improper access to the FreeIPA administrator credentials.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0334 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11029 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2325557 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-11029?
CVE-2024-11029 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-11029?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2024-11029: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Is CVE-2024-11029 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-11029 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-11029?
CVE-2024-11029 affects Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
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