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Low RLSA-2021:3079 1 CVE

Low: 389-ds:1.4 security and bug fix update

Published Aug 10, 2021 · Updated Feb 5, 2026

Ecosystem: Rocky Linux

Summary

389 Directory Server is an LDAP version 3 (LDAPv3) compliant server. The base packages include the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server and command-line utilities for server administration.

Security Fix(es):

* 389-ds-base: CRYPT password hash with asterisk allows any bind attempt to succeed (CVE-2021-3652)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Bug Fix(es):

* A plugin can create an index. Even if the index can be used immediately (for searches) the index remains offline until further reindex (BZ#1983095)

* On big endian machine, the server fails to identify the operation type (BZ#1980063)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 8 389-ds-base 0:1.4.3.16-19.module+el8.4.0+636+837ee950

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2021-3652

    A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. If an asterisk is imported as password hashes, either accidentally or maliciously, the…

    389-ds-base Debian

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1980063
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1982782
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1983095
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1984091