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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-3652: Security patch for 389-ds-base (ALAS-2021-1723)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-3652: Security patch for 389-ds-base (ALAS-2021-1723)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
04/18/2022
Created
07/16/2022
Added
07/04/2022
Modified
11/30/2022

Description

A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. If an asterisk is imported as password hashes, either accidentally or maliciously, then instead of being inactive, any password will successfully match during authentication. This flaw allows an attacker to successfully authenticate as a user whose password was disabled.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-389-ds-base
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-389-ds-base-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-389-ds-base-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-389-ds-base-libs
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-389-ds-base-snmp

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