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Amazon Linux 2 : 389-ds-base (ALAS-2022-1819)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 163317
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of 389-ds-base installed on the remote host is prior to 1.3.10.2-16. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2022-1819 advisory.- A double-free was found in the way 389-ds-base handles virtual attributes context in persistent searches.
An attacker could send a series of search requests, forcing the server to behave unexpectedly, and crash.
(CVE-2021-4091)
- A vulnerability was discovered in the 389 Directory Server that allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the LDAP port to cause a denial of service. The denial of service is triggered by a single message sent over a TCP connection, no bind or other authentication is required. The message triggers a segmentation fault that results in slapd crashing. (CVE-2022-0918)
- A vulnerability was found in the 389 Directory Server that allows expired passwords to access the database to cause improper authentication. (CVE-2022-0996)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update 389-ds-base' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2022-1819.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-4091.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 163317
File Name: al2_ALAS-2022-1819.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/21/2022
Updated: 10/17/2023
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4
Temporal Score: 3.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0996
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:389-ds-base, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:389-ds-base-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:389-ds-base-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:389-ds-base-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:389-ds-base-snmp, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/19/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/18/2022