slapd in OpenLDAP 2.4.45 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command, as demonstrated by openldap-initscript.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.7
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade openldap | Nov 8, 2019 | Sep 5, 2017 |
| Debian | — | No solution exists | May 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
| Splunk | — | Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.1.6Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.2.3Upgrade Splunk Enterprise to version 9.3.1 | Jul 30, 2026 | Sep 5, 2017 |
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