Description
When creating an OPERATOR user account on the BMC, the redfish plugin saved the auto-generated password to /etc/fwupd/redfish.conf without proper restriction, allowing any user on the system to read the same configuration file.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | fwupd | Fixed in version 1.8.5 | — |
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 | fwupd | 1.8.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | fwupd | 1.8.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | fwupd | 1.8.5-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | fwupd | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | fwupd | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | fwupd +2 | 1.8.10-2.el9 | RHSA-2023:2487 |
| RHEL 8 | fwupd +1 | 1.7.8-2.el8 | RHSA-2023:7189 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | fwupd +1 | 1.7.8-2.el8_8 | RHSA-2024:1403 |
| RHEL 8.6 EUS | fwupd +1 | 1.7.4-3.el8_6 | RHSA-2024:1106 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9 | fwupd +2 | 1.8.10-2.el9.alma | ALSA-2023:2487 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | fwupd +1 | 1.7.8-2.el8 | ALSA-2023:7189 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 8 | fwupd | 1.7.8-2.el8.rocky.0.1 | RLSA-2023:7189 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | fwupd | 1.8.6-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12438-1 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | fwupd +2 | 1.8.10-2.0.1.el9 | ELSA-2023-2487 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | fwupd +1 | 1.7.8-2.0.1.el8 | ELSA-2023-7189 |
Advisories 11
- ALSA-2023:2487 Moderate: fwupd security and bug fix update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2023:7189 Moderate: fwupd security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-1185 Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 3, 2026
- RHSA-2024:1403 Red Hat Security Advisory: fwupd security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RHSA-2024:1106 Red Hat Security Advisory: fwupd security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RHSA-2023:7189 Red Hat Security Advisory: fwupd security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RHSA-2023:2487 Red Hat Security Advisory: fwupd security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RLSA-2023:7189 Moderate: fwupd security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 5, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12438-1 dfu-tool-1.8.6-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ELSA-2023-7189 Moderate: fwupd security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 17, 2023
- ELSA-2023-2487 Moderate: fwupd security and bug fix update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 15, 2023