Description
The cert_revoke command in FreeIPA does not check for the "revoke certificate" permission, which allows remote authenticated users to revoke arbitrary certificates by leveraging the "retrieve certificate" permission.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | freeipa | 4.3.2-5 | — |
| Debian 13 | freeipa | 4.3.2-5 | — |
| Debian 12 | freeipa | 4.3.2-5 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | freeipa | 4.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1 | USN-4792-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | freeipa | 3.3.4-0ubuntu3.1+esm1 | USN-4792-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | ipa +6 | 4.2.0-15.el7_2.19 | RHSA-2016:1797 |
| RHEL 6 | ipa +6 | 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2 | RHSA-2016:1797 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | ipa-client +5 | 4.2.0-15.0.1.el7_2.19 | ELSA-2016-1797 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | ipa-server-selinux | 3.0.0-50.el6_8.2 | ELSA-2016-1797 |
Advisories 3
- USN-4792-1 freeipa vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2016:1797 Red Hat Security Advisory: ipa security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- ELSA-2016-1797 Moderate: ipa security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Sep 1, 2016
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/freeipa.git/commit/?id=cf74584d0f772f3f5eccc1d30c001e4212a104fd
- FEDORA-2016-f56c765d67 vendor-advisory
- 92525 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20160817 CVE-2016-5404 freeipa: Insufficient privileges check in certificate revocation mailing-list
- FEDORA-2016-92a3655b70 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2016-7898627d08 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:1797 vendor-advisory
- https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/6232