USN-7698-1: OpenLDAP vulnerabilities
Publication date
17 August 2025
Overview
Several security issues were fixed in OpenLDAP.
Releases
Packages
- openldap - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Details
It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled Certificate Exact
Assertion processing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause OpenLDAP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-36221)
It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled saslAuthzTo processing.
A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2020-36222, CVE-2020-36224, CVE-2020-36225, CVE-2020-36226)
It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled Return Filter control
handling. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (
It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled Certificate Exact
Assertion processing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause OpenLDAP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-36221)
It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled saslAuthzTo processing.
A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2020-36222, CVE-2020-36224, CVE-2020-36225, CVE-2020-36226)
It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled Return Filter control
handling. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2020-36223)
It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain cancel
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
OpenLDAP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-36227)
It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled Certificate List
Extract Assertion processing. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause OpenLDAP to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2020-36228)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.04 trusty | slapd – 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.5+esm7 | ||
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