USN-3307-2: OpenLDAP vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3307-2
19th July, 2017
openldap vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
OpenLDAP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
network traffic.
Software description
- openldap
– OpenLDAP utilities
Details
USN-3307-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenLDAP. This update provides the
corresponding update for ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Karsten Heymann discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain search
requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause slapd to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
slapd
2.4.28-1.1ubuntu4.8
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3307-2: OpenLDAP vulnerability
