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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844878
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4888-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ldb' package(s) announced via the USN-4888-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ldb' package(s) announced via the USN-4888-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
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.
(CVE-2021-20277)

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. (CVE-2020-27840)

Affected Software/OS:
'ldb' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-27840
Debian Security Information: DSA-4884 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4884
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZXP3ONIY6MB4C5LDZV4YL5KJCES3UX24/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X5J3B6PN5XMXF3OHYBNHDKZ3XFSUGY4L/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VLZ74IF2N75VQSIHBL4B3P5WKWQCXSRY/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-22
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1941400
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2020-27840.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00036.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-20277
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1941402
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2021-20277.html
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