USN-5992-1: ldb vulnerability

Publication date

3 April 2023

Overview

ldb could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.


Packages

  • ldb - LDAP-like embedded database

Details

Demi Marie Obenour discovered that ldb, when used with Samba, incorrectly
handled certain confidential attribute values. A remote authenticated
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain certain sensitive
information.

Demi Marie Obenour discovered that ldb, when used with Samba, incorrectly
handled certain confidential attribute values. A remote authenticated
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain certain sensitive
information.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart applications using ldb, such as Samba, to 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
22.04 jammy libldb2 –  2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.2
20.04 focal libldb2 –  2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

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