SB2015121622 - Fedora 23 update for libldb, libtalloc, libtdb, libtevent
Published: December 16, 2015 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015121622
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5330)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
ldb before 1.1.24, as used in the AD LDAP server in Samba 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3, mishandles string lengths, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from daemon heap memory by sending crafted packets and then reading (1) an error message or (2) a database value.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.