1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6596-1

USN-6596-1: Apache::Session::LDAP vulnerability

Publication date

24 January 2024

Overview

Apache::Session::LDAP could be made to expose sensitive information through spoofing if it received invalid X.509 certificate.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Apache::Session::LDAP incorrectly handled invalid X.509
certificates. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted invalid X.509 certificate, a remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to perform spoofing and obtain sensitive information.

It was discovered that Apache::Session::LDAP incorrectly handled invalid X.509
certificates. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted invalid X.509 certificate, a remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to perform spoofing and obtain sensitive information.

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
20.04 focal libapache-session-ldap-perl –  0.4-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic libapache-session-ldap-perl –  0.4-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial libapache-session-ldap-perl –  0.4-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1  

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