Double Free Affecting 389-ds-base-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.3.7.5-28.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.65% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-389DSBASEDEBUGINFO-1666228
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed14 Sept 2018

Introduced: 14 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-14638  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 389-ds-base-debuginfo to version 0:1.3.7.5-28.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2018-1094.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream 389-ds-base-debuginfo package and not the 389-ds-base-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in 389-ds-base before version 1.3.8.4-13. The process ns-slapd crashes in delete_passwdPolicy function when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly leading to remote denial of service.