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Bug 1300701

Summary: OpenLDAP doesn't use sane (or default) cipher order
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Alicja Kario <hkario>
Component: openldapAssignee: Matus Honek <mhonek>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Patrik Kis <pkis>
Severity: high Docs Contact: Marc Muehlfeld <mmuehlfe>
Priority: medium    
Version: 6.7CC: apetrova, dpal, emaldona, hkario, ksrot, mhonek, mkosek, mmuehlfe, nkinder, ovasik, pkis, szidek, tlavigne
Target Milestone: alpha   
Target Release: ---   
Hardware: Unspecified   
OS: Unspecified   
Whiteboard:
Fixed In Version: openldap-2.4.40-11.el6 Doc Type: Release Note
Doc Text:
OpenLDAP now supports TLSv1.2 The TLS layer of OpenLDAP has been enhanced to support the cipher string value `TLSv1.2` along with new ciphers from the TLSv1.2 suite. Additionally, the new cipher strings `AESGCM`, `SHA256`, and `SHA384` have been added. With this update, the cipher string `DEFAULT` selects a subset of the Network Security Services (NSS) defaults in order to be up to date with current security development. Note that the cipher string `DEFAULT` currently excludes `AESGCM` ciphers, in order not to break the Security Strength Factor (SSF) functionality.
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Clone Of: 1245279 Environment:
Last Closed: 2016-05-11 00:59:51 UTC Type: Bug
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Bug Depends On: 1245279    
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Description Alicja Kario 2016-01-21 13:47:17 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1245279 +++

Description of problem:
LDAP clients (like ldapsearch) enable insecure ciphers as well as don't enable the most secure ones.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
openldap-2.4.40-8.el6.x86_64

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. tcpdump -i lo -U -w capture.pcap -s 0 port 22
2. ldapsearch -ZZ -H ldaps://localhost:22
3. open capture.pcap with wireshark, set the protocol type to SSL

Actual results:
Client Hello that advertises support for 42 ciphersuites, among them are export grade ciphers but no AES-GCM or SHA256 HMAC ciphers.

Expected results:
Client Hello that uses NSS default ciphers - no export grade, no single DES, but with AES-GCM and with SHA256 ciphers

Additional info:

--- Additional comment from Matus Honek on 2015-09-23 11:31:12 EDT ---

Commit adding new cipher suites to play along NSS default ciphers:
http://pkgs.devel.redhat.com/cgit/rpms/openldap/commit/?h=rhel-7.2&id=7359eb3d9356ca0c6aba14713814669d29270221

Commit adding checking for eNULL in DEFAULT handling:
http://pkgs.devel.redhat.com/cgit/rpms/openldap/commit/?h=rhel-7.2&id=57535c444bf7bef7574ef1614f14884d62520332

Comment 19 errata-xmlrpc 2016-05-11 00:59:51 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016-0943.html