Ubuntu Security Notice USN-858-1
12th November, 2009
openldap2.2 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Software description
- openldap2.2
Details
It was discovered that OpenLDAP did not correctly handle SSL certificates
with zero bytes in the Common Name. A remote attacker could exploit this to
perform a man in the middle attack to view sensitive information or alter
encrypted communications.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
- libldap-2.2-7 2.2.26-5ubuntu2.9
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.