Description
A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a complete LDAP operation followed by the first bytes of an incomplete LDAPMessage on the same connection, causing the server to hand that connection to a second worker thread before the first worker's result is flushed. The second worker blocks until nsslapd-ioblocktimeout while holding the connection mutex, preventing delivery of the completed operation's result. Repeating this across a small number of connections proportional to the configured worker-thread pool size exhausts the entire pool under default configuration, denying service to all clients (anonymous and authenticated, plaintext and TLS) for as long as the attacker maintains the connections.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Directory Server 11 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Directory Server 12 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Directory Server 13 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | 389-ds-base | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | 389-ds-base | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | 389-ds-base | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | 389-ds-base | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | 389-ds-base | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | 389-ds-base | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | 389-ds-base | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | 389-ds-base | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | 389-ds-base | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | 389-ds | 2.2.11~git12.1e612cde2-150600.8.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4929-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | 389-ds | 2.2.11~git12.1e612cde2-150500.3.54.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4932-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | 389-ds | 2.2.11~git12.1e612cde2-150600.8.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4929-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | 389-ds | 2.2.11~git12.1e612cde2-150500.3.54.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4932-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | 389-ds | 2.2.11~git12.1e612cde2-150500.3.54.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4932-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | 389-ds | 3.3.1+28b6d8afc-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12312-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | 389-ds-base +3 | 1.3.10.2-17.amzn2.0.14 | ALAS2-2026-4003 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | 389-ds-base | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 4
- SUSE-SU-2026:4929-1 Security update for 389-ds SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 31, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:4932-1 Security update for 389-ds SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 31, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12312-1 389-ds-3.3.1+28b6d8afc-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 29, 2026
- ALAS2-2026-4003 Important: 389-ds-base security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Oct 26, 2026
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-86344 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2529329 issue-tracking