SB2021060853 - SUSE update for 389-ds 



SB2021060853 - SUSE update for 389-ds

Published: June 8, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021060853
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3514)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when using a sync_repl client in 389-ds-base. A remote authenticated user can cause a NULL pointer dereference using a specially crafted query and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.