SB2018112818 - Infinite loop in samba (Alpine package) 



SB2018112818 - Infinite loop in samba (Alpine package)

Published: November 28, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018112818
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14629)

The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite query recursion caused by CNAME loops. A local attacker can add any dns record via ldap using the ldbadd tool, trigger infinite loop and cause the server to crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.