USN-3307-2: OpenLDAP vulnerability

Publication date

19 July 2017

Overview

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

Releases


Packages

Details

USN-3307-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenLDAP. This update provides the
corresponding update for ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Karsten Heymann discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain search
requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause slapd to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

USN-3307-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenLDAP. This update provides the
corresponding update for ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Karsten Heymann discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain search
requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause slapd to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
12.04 precise slapd –  2.4.28-1.1ubuntu4.8

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