Bug 2210651 (CVE-2023-2953)

Summary: CVE-2023-2953 openldap: null pointer dereference in ber_memalloc_x function
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Sandipan Roy <saroy>
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A vulnerability was found in OpenLDAP, in ber_memalloc_x() function, leading to a null pointer dereference. This flaw can result in reduced system memory and cause LDAP authentication failures. The impact is primarily a disruption in authentication processes, which may hinder user access or service operations relying on LDAP for authentication.
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Bug Depends On: 2210652, 2210653, 2210654, 2210655    
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Description Sandipan Roy 2023-05-29 04:37:35 UTC
null pointer dereference in  ber_memalloc_x  function
https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9904

Comment 1 Sandipan Roy 2023-05-29 04:39:19 UTC
Created openldap tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-37 [bug 2210652]
Affects: fedora-38 [bug 2210653]

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2024-07-02 15:26:43 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2024:4264 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4264

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2024-08-29 12:09:37 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:6033 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6033

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2025-05-27 00:26:28 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2025:8176 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8176

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2025-05-27 00:51:06 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2025:8181 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8181