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CentOS 7 : libldb (RHSA-2021:1072)
high Nessus Plugin ID 148426
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2021:1072 advisory.- A flaw was found in Samba's libldb. Multiple, consecutive leading spaces in an LDAP attribute can lead to an out-of-bounds memory write, leading to a crash of the LDAP server process handling the request. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. (CVE-2021-20277)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 148426
File Name: centos_RHSA-2021-1072.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 4/10/2021
Updated: 10/9/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20277
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libldb-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ldb-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libldb, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pyldb, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pyldb-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/24/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-20277
RHSA: 2021:1072