MGASA-2018-0404 - Updated 389-ds-base packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 19 Oct 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0404.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6
CVE: CVE-2018-10850,
     CVE-2018-10935,
     CVE-2018-14624

Updated 389-ds-base package fixes security vulnerabilities:

a race condition on reference counter leads to DoS using persistent
search (CVE-2018-10850)

ldapsearch with server side sort allows users to cause a crash
(CVE-2018-10935)

a server crash through the modify command with large DN
(CVE-2018-14624)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23610
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2757
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1588056
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1613606
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1619450
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10850
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10935
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14624

SRPMS:
- 6/core/389-ds-base-1.3.5.17-1.6.mga6

Mageia 2018-0404: 389-ds-base security update

Updated 389-ds-base package fixes security vulnerabilities: a race condition on reference counter leads to DoS using persistent search (CVE-2018-10850)

Summary

Updated 389-ds-base package fixes security vulnerabilities:
a race condition on reference counter leads to DoS using persistent search (CVE-2018-10850)
ldapsearch with server side sort allows users to cause a crash (CVE-2018-10935)
a server crash through the modify command with large DN (CVE-2018-14624)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23610

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2757

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1588056

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1613606

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1619450

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10850

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10935

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14624

Resolution

MGASA-2018-0404 - Updated 389-ds-base packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 6/core/389-ds-base-1.3.5.17-1.6.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 19 Oct 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0404.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-10850, CVE-2018-10935, CVE-2018-14624

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