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Freeipa: idm: freeipa: idp-add eval() reachable before authorization check allows environment disclosure and denial of service

Type: advisorySources: Official CVE List

A flaw was found in FreeIPA's idp-add command, where insufficiently validated --organization/--base-url input reaches a constrained eval() call before the corresponding LDAP access control check is enforced. This allows any authenticated IPA principal, regardless of privilege level, to enumerate and read the environment variables of the affected server process and to cause denial of service via memory exhaustion.

Products
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-79678
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 08:57 UTC · Revision 2

Source evidence

Freeipa: idm: freeipa: idp-add eval() reachable before authorization check allows environment disclosure and denial of service

core-cve · Original source

Published 7 Sept 2026, 12:02 UTC

A flaw was found in FreeIPA's idp-add command, where insufficiently validated --organization/--base-url input reaches a constrained eval() call before the corresponding LDAP access control check is enforced. This allows any authenticated IPA principal, regardless of privilege level, to enumerate and read the environment variables of the affected server process and to cause denial of service via memory exhaustion.

cve:CVE-2026-79678

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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