=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4634-1
November 17, 2020

openldap vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

OpenLDAP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- openldap: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

Details:

It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain malformed
inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenLDAP
to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 20.10:
  slapd                           2.4.53+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  slapd                           2.4.49+dfsg-2ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  slapd                           2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.8

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  slapd                           2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.11

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4634-1
  CVE-2020-25709, CVE-2020-25710

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.53+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.49+dfsg-2ubuntu1.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.8
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.11

Ubuntu 4634-1: OpenLDAP vulnerabilities

November 17, 2020
OpenLDAP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10: slapd 2.4.53+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: slapd 2.4.49+dfsg-2ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: slapd 2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.8 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: slapd 2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.11 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4634-1

CVE-2020-25709, CVE-2020-25710

Severity
November 17, 2020

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.53+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.49+dfsg-2ubuntu1.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.8 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.11

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