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.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


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.

History

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb
References

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Freeipa: administrative user data leaked through systemd journal
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-497
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-08-03T05:58:28.580Z

Reserved: 2024-11-08T21:02:38.159Z

Link: CVE-2024-11029

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-01-15T14:29:20.405Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-01-15T13:15:08.940

Modified: 2025-01-15T14:15:27.683

Link: CVE-2024-11029

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-01-15T12:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-11029 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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