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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting openldap package, versions <0:2.4.40-16.37.amzn1

medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.41% (74th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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SUSE
5.9 medium
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Red Hat
7.1 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-OPENLDAP-5849541
  • published 23 Aug 2023
  • disclosed 30 May 2023
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Introduced: 30 May 2023

CVE-2023-2953 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-476 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 openldap to version 0:2.4.40-16.37.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1804.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openldap package and not the openldap package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in openldap. This security flaw causes a null pointer dereference in ber_memalloc_x() function.