SB2024081204 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for 389-ds-base 



SB2024081204 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for 389-ds-base

Published: August 12, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024081204
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5953)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of password hashes. A remote attacker can crash the LDAP server when attempting to log in with a user with a malformed hash in their password.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6237)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted extended search request to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.