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Ubuntu 20.10 USN-4744-1 Moderate Security Alert: OpenLDAP DoS Vulnerability

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OpenLDAP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4744-1
February 22, 2021

openldap vulnerability
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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:

Pasi Saarinen discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain short
timestamps. 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-1ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  slapd                           2.4.49+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  slapd                           2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.10

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  slapd                           2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.13

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4744-1
  CVE-2021-27212

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.53+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.49+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.10
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.13

Ubuntu 20.10 USN-4744-1 Moderate Security Alert: OpenLDAP DoS Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey February 22, 2021
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A vulnerability in OpenLDAP on Ubuntu may be triggered by specially designed network packets, resulting in a potential denial of service condition. Here’s how to resolve the issue.
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-1ubuntu1.4 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: slapd 2.4.49+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: slapd 2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: slapd 2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.13 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4744-1

CVE-2021-27212

February 22, 2021

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.53+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.49+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.10 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openldap/2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.13

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