USN-5997-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5997-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5997-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5997-1
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Published
2023-04-04T19:01:03Z
Modified
2026-04-24T09:36:15.131597Z
Summary
ipmitool vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that IPMItool was not properly checking the data received from a remote LAN party. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to to cause a crash or arbitrary code execution.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / ipmitool

Package

Name
ipmitool
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ipmitool@1.8.16-3ubuntu0.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.16-3ubuntu0.2+esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.8.15-1ubuntu1
1.8.15-1ubuntu2
1.8.15-1ubuntu3
1.8.16-2ubuntu2
1.8.16-3
1.8.16-3ubuntu0.1
1.8.16-3ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ipmitool",
            "binary_version": "1.8.16-3ubuntu0.2+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5997-1.json"
cves_map 
{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ipmitool

Package

Name
ipmitool
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ipmitool@1.8.18-5ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.18-5ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

1.*
1.8.18-4
1.8.18-5
1.8.18-5build1
1.8.18-5ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ipmitool",
            "binary_version": "1.8.18-5ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5997-1.json"
cves_map 
{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / ipmitool

Package

Name
ipmitool
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ipmitool@1.8.18-8ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.18-8ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*
1.8.18-7ubuntu2
1.8.18-8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ipmitool",
            "binary_version": "1.8.18-8ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5997-1.json"
cves_map 
{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}