--- title: 'USN-5992-1: ldb vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices' description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5992-1 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-5992-1 --- # USN-5992-1: ldb vulnerability Publication date 3 April 2023 Overview ldb could be made to expose sensitive information over the network. Releases [22.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=jammy) [20.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=focal) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [ldb](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=ldb) - LDAP-like embedded database ## Details Demi Marie Obenour discovered that ldb, when used with Samba, incorrectly handled certain confidential attribute values. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain certain sensitive information. ## Update instructions After a standard system update you need to restart applications using ldb, such as Samba, to make all the necessary changes. [Learn more about how to get the fixes.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | | --- | --- | | 22.04 LTS jammy | [libldb2](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ldb) –  [2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.2](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ldb/2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.2) | | | | 20.04 LTS focal | [libldb2](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ldb) –  [2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.2](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ldb/2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) | | | --- ### Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) ## References * [CVE-2023-0614](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-0614) ## Related notices * [USN-5993-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5993-1)