Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: 5424-1 Critical OpenLDAP SQL Injection Attack

ubuntu

May 17, 2022

OpenLDAP could be made to perform arbitrary modifications to the database.

Summary

OpenLDAP could be made to perform arbitrary modifications to the database.

Software Description:

- openldap: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

Details:

It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain SQL statements

within LDAP queries in the experimental back-sql backend. A remote attacker

could possibly use this issue to perform an SQL injection attack and alter

the database.

Topics Covered

security advisory critical sql injection openldap ubuntu

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  slapd                           2.5.11+dfsg-1~exp1ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 21.10:
  slapd                           2.5.6+dfsg-1~exp1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  slapd                           2.4.49+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  slapd                           2.4.45+dfsg-1ubuntu1.11

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