CVE-2024-11029
Alma Linux vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A vulnerability (CVE-2024-11029) was discovered in the FreeIPA API audit functionality. The flaw was identified in January 2025 and affects FreeIPA installations. The vulnerability occurs when the FreeIPA API audit sends complete command line information to journalctl, which inadvertently exposes administrative credentials during the installation process (NVD, Red Hat CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from the FreeIPA API audit system's behavior of sending complete command line information to journalctl. During the FreeIPA installation process, this behavior results in the administrative user credentials, including the administrator password, being logged to the journal database. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (NVD).

Impact

The primary impact of this vulnerability is the potential exposure of FreeIPA administrator credentials. In scenarios where the journal log is centralized, users with access to the journal database could gain unauthorized access to the FreeIPA administrator credentials, potentially compromising the security of the FreeIPA installation (Red Hat CVE).

Mitigation and workarounds

Red Hat has released security updates to address this vulnerability through RHSA-2025:0334. The update is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and includes patches for various FreeIPA components (Red Hat Advisory).

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