RHSA-2020:2284 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: ipmitool security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · May 27, 2020
Updated · June 25, 2026
Topic
An update for ipmitool is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Advanced Update Support.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
The ipmitool packages contain a command-line utility for interfacing with devices that support the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification. IPMI is an open standard for machine health, inventory, and remote power control.
Security Fix(es):
- ipmitool: Buffer overflow in read_fru_area_section function in lib/ipmi_fru.c (CVE-2020-5208)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.