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CentOS Linux: CVE-2021-20277: Important: libldb security update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2021-20277: Important: libldb security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/06/2021
Created
04/07/2021
Added
04/07/2021
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

A flaw was found in Samba's libldb. Multiple, consecutive leading spaces in an LDAP attribute can lead to an out-of-bounds memory write, leading to a crash of the LDAP server process handling the request. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-ldb-tools
  • centos-upgrade-ldb-tools-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-libldb
  • centos-upgrade-libldb-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-libldb-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-libldb-devel
  • centos-upgrade-pyldb
  • centos-upgrade-pyldb-devel
  • centos-upgrade-python3-ldb
  • centos-upgrade-python3-ldb-debuginfo

References

  • DSA-4884
  • CVE-2021-20277

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