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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: USN-4622-2 Critical: OpenLDAP Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey November 11, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A vulnerability in OpenLDAP on Ubuntu can cause system instability or enable remote code execution via crafted network packets. Patch your systems now
OpenLDAP could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

OpenLDAP could be made to crash or run programs if it received

specially crafted network traffic.

Software Description:

- openldap: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

Details:

USN-4622-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenLDAP. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain network

packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to crash,

resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu OpenLDAP Denial of Service Remote Code Execution

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  slapd                           2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.5+esm3

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  slapd                           2.4.28-1.1ubuntu4.11

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4622-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4622-1

CVE-2020-25692

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November 11, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu OpenLDAP Denial of Service Remote Code Execution

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