CVE-2015-6908

Publication date 11 September 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The ber_get_next function in libraries/liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.42 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reachable assertion and application crash) via crafted BER data, as demonstrated by an attack against slapd.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
openldap	15.04 vivid	Fixed 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu12.3
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.2
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 2.4.28-1.1ubuntu4.6

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Patch details

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
openldap	Upstream: http://www.openldap.org/devel/gitweb.cgi?p=openldap.git;a=commit;h=6fe51a9ab04fd28bbc171da3cf12f1c1040d6629

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2742-1
OpenLDAP vulnerabilities
16 September 2015

Other references

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/11/2
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6908