Detections
Analytics

Amazon Linux 2 : openldap (ALAS-2021-1638)

high Nessus Plugin ID 149873

Language:

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of openldap installed on the remote host is prior to 2.4.44-23. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2021-1638 advisory.

 A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the OpenLDAP server, during a request for renaming RDNs. This flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to crash the slapd process by sending a specially crafted request, causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. (CVE-2020-25692)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update openldap' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1638.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25692

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 149873

File Name: al2_ALAS-2021-1638.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/24/2021

Updated: 12/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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-2020-25692

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: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openldap, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openldap-servers, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openldap-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openldap-clients, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openldap-servers-sql, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openldap-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/20/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-25692

ALAS: 2021-1638