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CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-25692: Moderate: openldap security update (CESA-2021:1389)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-25692: Moderate: openldap security update (CESA-2021:1389)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/08/2020
Created
06/01/2021
Added
06/01/2021
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

A NULL pointer dereference was found in OpenLDAP server and was fixed in openldap 2.4.55, during a request for renaming RDNs. An unauthenticated attacker could remotely crash the slapd process by sending a specially crafted request, causing a Denial of Service.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-openldap
  • centos-upgrade-openldap-clients
  • centos-upgrade-openldap-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-openldap-devel
  • centos-upgrade-openldap-servers
  • centos-upgrade-openldap-servers-sql

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