CVE-2024-42934

A flaw was found in the IPMI simulator (ipmi_sim) component of OpenIPMI. Due to a missing check in the authorization type on incoming LAN messages, an attacker may be able to trigger a denial of service.

There is a low risk of this flaw being used to authenticate messages without actual authentication. This issue affects systems where ipmi_sim has been deployed in production. The main OpenIPMI library is not affected.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.