CVE-2026-73199 PUBLISHED

Ipa: freeipa: null pointer dereference in `ipa-enrollment` extended operation (`join_oid`) via missing request value

Assigner: redhat
Reserved: 11.08.2026 Published: 20.08.2026 Updated: 20.08.2026

A flaw was found in the ipa-enrollment SLAPI plugin. A remote authenticated client can exploit a null pointer dereference vulnerability by sending a malformed Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) extended operation. By omitting the request value for the JOIN_OID in the ipa-enrollment extended operation, an attacker can trigger a server crash, potentially causing a denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 6.5

Product Status

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Versions Default: unknown
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Versions Default: affected

Workarounds

Restrict network access to the LDAP service to trusted clients only. This can be achieved by configuring firewall rules to allow connections only from known, trusted IP addresses or subnets, thereby limiting the ability of authenticated attackers to send malformed extended operations. If host enrollment functionality is not required, disabling the ipa-enrollment SLAPI plugin can remove this attack surface.

Credits

  • This issue was discovered by Found by AISLE in partnership with Red Hat.

References

Problem Types

  • NULL Pointer Dereference CWE