---
id: CVE-2026-85505
title: >-
  ipmi-oem in FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer over-read in
  ipmi_oem_fujitsu_get_sel_entry_long_text in ipmi-oem/ipmi-oem-fujitsu.c when a
  BMC provides a short response, a different vulnerability than CVE-2026-50031
  (which h…
summary: >-
  ipmi-oem in FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer over-read in
  ipmi_oem_fujitsu_get_sel_entry_long_text in ipmi-oem/ipmi-oem-fujitsu.c when a
  BMC provides a short response, a different vulnerability than CVE-2026-50031
  (which h…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
vendor: FreeIPMI
product: FreeIPMI
affected:
  - FreeIPMI < 1.6.19
published: '2026-09-04'
updated: '2026-09-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T16:03:22.897'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85505'
references:
  - url: 'https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/freeipmi/freeipmi-1.6.19.tar.gz'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/28/5'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-85505.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85505'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2528400'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85505'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85505'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89905'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89753'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89754'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00353
epssPercentile: 0.28813
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-08T14:38:14.188519Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T15:33:26.959Z'
patched:
  - enterprise_linux_appstream_v_10
  - enterprise_linux_appstream_v_9
  - enterprise_linux_baseos_v_8
  - enterprise_linux_codeready_linux_builder_v_10
  - enterprise_linux_crb_v_8
  - enterprise_linux_codeready_linux_builder_v_9
scores:
  nvd: 7.5
  vendor: 6.5
---

## Overview

ipmi-oem in FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer over-read in ipmi_oem_fujitsu_get_sel_entry_long_text in ipmi-oem/ipmi-oem-fujitsu.c when a BMC provides a short response, a different vulnerability than CVE-2026-50031 (which has different affected versions).

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **RHSA-2026:89905** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) · released 2026-10-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89905)
- **RHSA-2026:89753** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) · released 2026-10-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89753)
- **RHSA-2026:89754** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) · released 2026-10-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89754)
- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · updated 2026-10-26 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-85505.json)