CVE-2020-15719: Medium severity red hat openldap servers vulnerability

Published Jul 14, 2020
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Updated

libldap in certain third-party OpenLDAP packages has a certificate-validation flaw when the third-party package is asserting RFC6125 support. It considers CN even when there is a non-matching subjectAltName (SAN). This is fixed in, for example, openldap-2.4.46-10.el8 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Affected Software

6 affected components
openldap OpenLDAP<2.4.46-10.el8
redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0
openSUSE Leap=15.1
openSUSE Leap=15.2
McAfee Policy Auditor<6.5.1
Oracle Blockchain Platform<21.1.2

Event History

Jul 14, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:47 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:47 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-15719?

CVE-2020-15719 is a vulnerability in libldap in certain third-party OpenLDAP packages that has a certificate-validation flaw.

2

How does CVE-2020-15719 affect OpenLDAP?

CVE-2020-15719 affects certain third-party OpenLDAP packages when they are asserting RFC6125 support.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15719?

CVE-2020-15719 has a severity level of medium with a severity value of 4.2.

4

How can I fix CVE-2020-15719?

To fix CVE-2020-15719, you should update to the fixed version of OpenLDAP, such as openldap-2.4.46-10.el8 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-15719?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-15719 in the following references: - http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00033.html - http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00059.html - https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:3674

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