SB2022061625 - Dnial of service in 389-ds-base



SB2022061625 - Dnial of service in 389-ds-base

Published: June 16, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022061625
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Incorrect authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1949)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect authorization in the 389-ds-base package where some LDAP queries can cause performance issues. A remote attacker can send a non-optimal search that causes serious performance issues within the directory server.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.