NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting openldap-clients package, versions <0:2.4.46-19.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.39% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-OPENLDAPCLIENTS-5660418
  • published 29 May 2023
  • disclosed 29 May 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 openldap-clients to version 0:2.4.46-19.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:4264.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openldap-clients package and not the openldap-clients package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

7.1 high
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SUSE

5.9 medium