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RHSA-2016:0204: 389-ds-base security and bug fix update

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RHSA-2016:0204: 389-ds-base security and bug fix update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
02/16/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/17/2016
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

The 389 Directory Server is an LDAP version 3 (LDAPv3) compliant server.The base packages include the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)server and command-line utilities for server administration.An infinite-loop vulnerability was discovered in the 389 directory server,where the server failed to correctly handle unexpectedly closed clientconnections. A remote attacker able to connect to the server could use thisflaw to make the directory server consume an excessive amount of CPU andstop accepting connections (denial of service). (CVE-2016-0741)This update fixes the following bugs:Users of 389-ds-base are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,which correct these issues. After installing this update, the 389 serverservice will be restarted automatically.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-389-ds-base
  • redhat-upgrade-389-ds-base-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-389-ds-base-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-389-ds-base-libs

References

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