CVE-2026-73198

Public on 2026-08-20
Modified on 2026-08-24
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.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2023 freeipa Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core ipa Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H