USN-6596-1: Apache::Session::LDAP vulnerability

24 January 2024

Apache::Session::LDAP could be made to expose sensitive information through spoofing if it received invalid X.509 certificate.

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It was discovered that Apache::Session::LDAP incorrectly handled invalid X.509
certificates. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted invalid X.509 certificate, a remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to perform spoofing and obtain sensitive information.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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