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openldap vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
* Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
* Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary
OpenLDAP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
network traffic.
Software Description
* openldap - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Details
USN-4352-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenLDAP. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04
ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain
queries. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
OpenLDAP to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
slapd - 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.5+esm2
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
slapd - 2.4.28-1.1ubuntu4.10
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
* USN-4352-1
* CVE-2020-12243
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