MGASA-2019-0280 - Updated openldap packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 15 Sep 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0280.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6, 7
CVE: CVE-2019-13057,
     CVE-2019-13565

Updated openldap packages fix security vulnerabilities:
It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled rootDN delegation.
A database administrator could use this issue to request authorization
as an identity from another database, contrary to expectations
(CVE-2019-13057).

It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled SASL authentication
and session encryption. After a first SASL bind was completed, it was
possible to obtain access by performing simple binds, contrary to
expectations (CVE-2019-13565).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25286
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4078-1
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-13057
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-13565

SRPMS:
- 7/core/openldap-2.4.47-3.1.mga7
- 6/core/openldap-2.4.45-2.1.mga6

Mageia 2019-0280: openldap security update

Updated openldap packages fix security vulnerabilities: It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled rootDN delegation

Summary

Updated openldap packages fix security vulnerabilities: It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled rootDN delegation. A database administrator could use this issue to request authorization as an identity from another database, contrary to expectations (CVE-2019-13057).
It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled SASL authentication and session encryption. After a first SASL bind was completed, it was possible to obtain access by performing simple binds, contrary to expectations (CVE-2019-13565).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25286

- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4078-1

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-13057

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-13565

Resolution

MGASA-2019-0280 - Updated openldap packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 7/core/openldap-2.4.47-3.1.mga7

- 6/core/openldap-2.4.45-2.1.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 15 Sep 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0280.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2019-13057, CVE-2019-13565

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