Description
A privilege escalation flaw from host to domain administrator was found in FreeIPA. This vulnerability is similar to CVE-2025-4404, where it fails to validate the uniqueness of the krbCanonicalName. While the previously released version added validations for the admin@REALM credential, FreeIPA still does not validate the root@REALM canonical name, which can also be used as the realm administrator's name. This flaw allows an attacker to perform administrative tasks over the REALM, leading to access to sensitive data and sensitive data exfiltration.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Default version status: affected
0:4.12.2-15.el10_0.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
Default version status: affected
0:4.6.8-5.el7_9.23 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
8100020250919180242.143e9e98 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
8100020250918211722.823393f5 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
Default version status: affected
8020020250924110056.50ea30f9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
Default version status: affected
8020020250924104944.792f4060 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
8040020250923180004.f153676a to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
8040020250923175408.5b01ab7e to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Default version status: affected
8040020250923180004.f153676a to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Default version status: affected
8040020250923175408.5b01ab7e to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
8060020250916172436.c1533a64 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
8060020250916174421.ada582f1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
Default version status: affected
8060020250916172436.c1533a64 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
Default version status: affected
8060020250916174421.ada582f1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
8060020250916172436.c1533a64 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
8060020250916174421.ada582f1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
Default version status: affected
8080020250918184739.e581a9e4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
Default version status: affected
8080020250918152850.b0a6ceea to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
8080020250918184739.e581a9e4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
8080020250918152850.b0a6ceea to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:4.12.2-14.el9_6.5 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:4.9.8-11.el9_0.5 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:4.10.1-12.el9_2.6 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:4.11.0-15.el9_4.7 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Default version status: unknown
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17084 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17085 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17086 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17087 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17088 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17129 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17645 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17646 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17647 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17648 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17649 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7493 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2389448 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/30/6 ↗