SB2018081444 - NULL pointer dereference in samba (Alpine package)



SB2018081444 - NULL pointer dereference in samba (Alpine package)

Published: August 14, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018081444
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1140)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing data from the LDB database layer. A remote attacker can trigger NULL pointer dereference error and cause the LDAP server and DNS server to crash.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.