Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4888-2

Ubuntu Security Notice 4888-2 - USN-4888-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ldb. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Douglas Bagnall discovered that ldb, when used with Samba, incorrectly handled certain LDAP attributes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the LDAP server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Douglas Bagnall discovered that ldb, when used with Samba, incorrectly handled certain DN strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the LDAP server to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.

Ubuntu Security Notice 4888-2 - USN-4888-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ldb. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Douglas Bagnall discovered that ldb, when used with Samba, incorrectly handled certain LDAP attributes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the LDAP server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Douglas Bagnall discovered that ldb, when used with Samba, incorrectly handled certain DN strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the LDAP server to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.