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TI-2022-00821 Aliases CVE-2022-0918GHSA-2h5q-vphx-mcwx

A vulnerability was discovered in the 389 Directory Server that allows an unauthenticated…

Priority MEDIUM 42Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 11 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

A vulnerability was discovered in the 389 Directory Server that allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the LDAP port to cause a denial of service. The denial of service is triggered by a single message sent over a TCP connection, no bind or other authentication is required. The message triggers a segmentation fault that results in slapd crashing.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05914 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 11 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—389-ds-base1.4—No fix listedCNA
  • 389-ds-base Vendor— Affected 1.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:port389:389-ds-base:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0VulnerablePort389
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*8.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:port389:389-ds-base:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Port389
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2022:8976 Released 2022-12-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    389-ds-base security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) 389-ds-base-2.0.14-3.el9_0, 389-ds-base-libs-2.0.14-3.el9_0, python3-lib389-2.0.14-3.el9_0
  • RHSA-2022:8162 Released 2022-11-15 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    389-ds-base security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) 389-ds-base-2.1.3-4.el9_1, 389-ds-base-libs-2.1.3-4.el9_1, python3-lib389-2.1.3-4.el9_1
  • RHSA-2022:5823 Released 2022-08-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    389-ds:1.4 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) 389-ds-base-1.4.3.28-7.module+el8.6.0+15293+4900ec12.aarch64::389-ds:1.4, 389-ds-base-1.4.3.28-7.module+el8.6.0+15293+4900ec12.ppc64le::389-ds:1.4, 389-ds-base-1.4.3.28-7.module+el8.6.0+15293+4900ec12.s390x::389-ds:1.4 +19
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2022:5620 Released 2022-07-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    389-ds:1.4 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) 389-ds-base-1.4.3.16-21.module+el8.4.0+15657+e1585ac1.aarch64::389-ds:1.4, 389-ds-base-1.4.3.16-21.module+el8.4.0+15657+e1585ac1.ppc64le::389-ds:1.4, 389-ds-base-1.4.3.16-21.module+el8.4.0+15657+e1585ac1.s390x::389-ds:1.4 +19
  • RHSA-2022:5239 Released 2022-06-28 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    389-ds-base security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base-1.3.10.2-16.el7_9, 389-ds-base-devel-1.3.10.2-16.el7_9, 389-ds-base-libs-1.3.10.2-16.el7_9 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base-1.3.10.2-16.el7_9, 389-ds-base-devel-1.3.10.2-16.el7_9, 389-ds-base-libs-1.3.10.2-16.el7_9 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) 389-ds-base-1.3.10.2-16.el7_9, 389-ds-base-libs-1.3.10.2-16.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base-1.3.10.2-16.el7_9, 389-ds-base-devel-1.3.10.2-16.el7_9, 389-ds-base-libs-1.3.10.2-16.el7_9 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) 389-ds-base-1.3.10.2-16.el7_9, 389-ds-base-libs-1.3.10.2-16.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base-devel-1.3.10.2-16.el7_9, 389-ds-base-snmp-1.3.10.2-16.el7_9
  • RHSA-2022:2210 Released 2022-05-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    redhat-ds:11 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 for RHEL 8 389-ds-base-1.4.3.29-3.module+el8dsrv+14615+a86efbbf.src::redhat-ds:11, 389-ds-base-1.4.3.29-3.module+el8dsrv+14615+a86efbbf.x86_64::redhat-ds:11, 389-ds-base-devel-1.4.3.29-3.module+el8dsrv+14615+a86efbbf.x86_64::redhat-ds:11 +5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Directory Server 12AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2022:2210
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:5823
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2022:8162
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2022:5620
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2022:8976
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:5239
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:5239
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:5239
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:5239
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:5239
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:5239

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0918
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2h5q-vphx-mcwx

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

Sources

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