1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3307-1

USN-3307-1: OpenLDAP vulnerability

Publication date

1 June 2017

Overview

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

Releases

Packages

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.

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
17.04 zesty slapd –  2.4.44+dfsg-3ubuntu2.1
16.10 yakkety slapd –  2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1
16.04 xenial slapd –  2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.2
14.04 trusty slapd –  2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.4

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