- Issued:
- 2012-06-20
- Updated:
- 2012-06-20
RHSA-2012:0899 - Low: openldap security and bug fix update
Synopsis
Low: openldap security and bug fix update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Low
Topic
Updated openldap packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
Description
OpenLDAP is an open source suite of LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) applications and development tools.
A denial of service flaw was found in the way the OpenLDAP server daemon (slapd) processed certain search queries requesting only attributes and no values. In certain configurations, a remote attacker could issue a specially-crafted LDAP search query that, when processed by slapd, would cause slapd to crash due to an assertion failure. (CVE-2012-1164)
These updated openldap packages include numerous bug fixes. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Technical Notes for information on the most significant of these changes.
Users of OpenLDAP are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. After installing this update, the OpenLDAP daemons will be restarted automatically.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- openldap-devel-2.4.23-26.el6.x86_64.rpm
- openldap-2.4.23-26.el6.x86_64.rpm
- openldap-servers-sql-2.4.23-26.el6.i686.rpm
- openldap-2.4.23-26.el6.ppc.rpm
- openldap-debuginfo-2.4.23-26.el6.i686.rpm
- openldap-debuginfo-2.4.23-26.el6.s390x.rpm
- openldap-debuginfo-2.4.23-26.el6.ppc.rpm
- openldap-2.4.23-26.el6.s390x.rpm
- openldap-clients-2.4.23-26.el6.ppc64.rpm
- openldap-debuginfo-2.4.23-26.el6.x86_64.rpm
- openldap-devel-2.4.23-26.el6.s390x.rpm
- openldap-servers-sql-2.4.23-26.el6.x86_64.rpm
- openldap-2.4.23-26.el6.i686.rpm
- openldap-debuginfo-2.4.23-26.el6.s390.rpm
- openldap-devel-2.4.23-26.el6.ppc.rpm
- openldap-2.4.23-26.el6.ppc64.rpm
- openldap-devel-2.4.23-26.el6.ppc64.rpm
- openldap-clients-2.4.23-26.el6.s390x.rpm
- openldap-servers-sql-2.4.23-26.el6.ppc64.rpm
- openldap-servers-2.4.23-26.el6.s390x.rpm
- openldap-servers-sql-2.4.23-26.el6.s390x.rpm
- openldap-debuginfo-2.4.23-26.el6.ppc64.rpm
- openldap-devel-2.4.23-26.el6.s390.rpm
- openldap-clients-2.4.23-26.el6.x86_64.rpm
- openldap-servers-2.4.23-26.el6.i686.rpm
- openldap-2.4.23-26.el6.s390.rpm
- openldap-2.4.23-26.el6.src.rpm
- openldap-clients-2.4.23-26.el6.i686.rpm
- openldap-devel-2.4.23-26.el6.i686.rpm
- openldap-servers-2.4.23-26.el6.x86_64.rpm
- openldap-servers-2.4.23-26.el6.ppc64.rpm
Fixes
- This content is not included.BZ - 732916
- This content is not included.BZ - 742023
- This content is not included.BZ - 742163
- This content is not included.BZ - 743781
- This content is not included.BZ - 745470
- This content is not included.BZ - 783445
- This content is not included.BZ - 784203
- This content is not included.BZ - 790687
- This content is not included.BZ - 796808
- This content is not included.BZ - 802514
- This content is not included.BZ - 807363
- This content is not included.BZ - 816168
- This content is not included.BZ - 818844
CVEs
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
- https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.3_Technical_Notes/openldap.html#RHSA-2012-0899
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.