SUSE SLES15 Security Update : 389-ds (SUSE-SU-2026:2316-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 321029

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:2316-1 advisory.

This update for 389-ds fixes the following issue

- CVE-2026-9064: unbounded LDAP controls count in `get_ldapmessage_controls_ext()` can lead to amplified CPU time and heap allocation and a denial of service (bsc#1265898).

Changes for 389-ds:

- Update to version 2.0.20~git90.9f70d434e.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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

Update the affected 389-ds, 389-ds-devel, lib389 and / or libsvrcore0 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 321029

File Name: suse_SU-2026-2316-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/14/2026

Updated: 6/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-9064

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:novell:suse_linux:389-ds, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:389-ds-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libsvrcore0, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:lib389

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-9064

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:2316-1

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