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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting openldap package, versions <2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.13+esm2

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    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-UBUNTU1604-OPENLDAP-5661788
  • published 31 May 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 Ubuntu:16.04 openldap to version 2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.13+esm2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openldap package and not the openldap package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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