CVE-2024-42934VulnerabilityPublished 14 Oct 2024Updated 11 Oct 2026

SUSE · security update for OpenIPMI

Affects SUSESource GCVE Database

Authoritative record:CVE-2024-42934· Medium 5.0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.0 Medium : upgrade the Debian openipmi package to 2.0.36 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.0Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 33% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 2.0.36

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

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Oct 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade the Debian openipmi package to 2.0.36.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Debianopenipmi`pkg:deb/openipmi`Other threats	Affected <2.0.36	Fixed in 2.0.36

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released an official security update for OpenIPMI to address this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:8081. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this update mitigates the vulnerability.

Description

A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-42934) was identified in the OpenIPMI package used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support. The vulnerability involves a missing check on the authorization type for incoming LAN messages in the IPMI simulator component. This flaw could allow unauthorized access or actions via IPMI LAN messages. Red Hat has released an update to address this issue, rated with moderate security impact.

CWE-862Missing Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #4OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Architecture and Design
Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
Architecture and Design
Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
V13.4.2 (opens in a new tab)
V7.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 11 Oct 2026, 22:30 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-862

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