Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3307-2
19th July, 2017
openldap vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
OpenLDAP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Software description
USN-3307-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenLDAP. This update provides the
corresponding update for ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Karsten Heymann discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain search
requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause slapd to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
slapd 2.4.28-1.1ubuntu4.8
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-9287
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19th July, 2017
openldap vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
OpenLDAP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Software description
- openldap - OpenLDAP utilities
USN-3307-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenLDAP. This update provides the
corresponding update for ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Karsten Heymann discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain search
requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause slapd to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
slapd 2.4.28-1.1ubuntu4.8
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-9287
Continue reading...
