A flaw was found in FreeIPA. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the `/ipa/i18n_messages` endpoint by sending an arbitrarily large request body. This can cause the service to consume excessive memory, leading to memory exhaustion, degraded responsiveness, and a denial of service (DoS) condition.

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Workaround

To mitigate this issue, configure Apache to enforce a request-body limit for the `/ipa/i18n_messages` endpoint. This can be achieved by adding `LimitRequestBody` directive within the Apache configuration for IPA. For example, to limit the request body to 1MB, add `LimitRequestBody 1048576` to the relevant `<Location "/ipa/i18n_messages">` block or a broader `/ipa/*` location. A restart of the Apache HTTP Server (`httpd`) service is required for the changes to take effect, which may temporarily impact FreeIPA service availability. If a reverse proxy or load balancer is used, ensure it also enforces an equivalent body-size limit.

History

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel Eus Long Life
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.6::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel Eus Long Life
References

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Tus
References

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.4::appstream
References

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Eus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::crb
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Eus
References

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0
Vendors & Products Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
References

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2
References

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 24 Sep 2026 03:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb
References

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Freeipa
Freeipa freeipa
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Freeipa
Freeipa freeipa

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in FreeIPA. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the `/ipa/i18n_messages` endpoint by sending an arbitrarily large request body. This can cause the service to consume excessive memory, leading to memory exhaustion, degraded responsiveness, and a denial of service (DoS) condition.
Title Ipa: freeipa: unauthenticated dos in `/ipa/i18n_messages` via unbounded request body read
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-26T13:27:01.369Z

Reserved: 2026-08-11T12:49:53.471Z

Link: CVE-2026-73198

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-20T15:38:18.597Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-08-20T11:16:21.687

Modified: 2026-10-27T10:10:00.240

Link: CVE-2026-73198

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-20T10:12:23Z

Links: CVE-2026-73198 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T21:15:50Z

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