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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200711-33 (nss_ldap)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200711-33.
Insight
Insight
A race condition might lead to theft of user credentials or information disclosure in services using nss_ldap.
Solution
Solution
All nss_ldap users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-auth/nss_ldap-258' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200711-33 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198390