SB2018120714 - Amazon Linux AMI update for 389-ds-base 



SB2018120714 - Amazon Linux AMI update for 389-ds-base

Published: December 7, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018120714
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14648)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive CPU consumption in the do_search() function. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted search queries to trigger resource exhaustion and denial of service.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.