NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting openldap-servers-sql package, versions <0:2.4.44-25.amzn2.0.6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.2% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-OPENLDAPSERVERSSQL-5740480
  • published27 Jun 2023
  • disclosed30 May 2023

Introduced: 30 May 2023

CVE-2023-2953  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 openldap-servers-sql to version 0:2.4.44-25.amzn2.0.6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2095.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability was found in openldap. This security flaw causes a null pointer dereference in ber_memalloc_x() function.

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