# CVE-2022-0996: 389-ds-base: 389 Directory Server is an LDAP version 3 (LDAPv3) compliant server

CVE-2022-0996 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0996, released March 23, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0996
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.5 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0153
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Mar 23, 2022

## Description

389 Directory Server is an LDAP version 3 (LDAPv3) compliant server. The base packages include the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server and command-line utilities for server administration.   Security Fix(es):  * 389-ds-base: sending crafted message could result in DoS (CVE-2022-0918)  * 389-ds-base: expired password was still allowed to access the database (CVE-2022-0996)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | 389-ds-base Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.0.15-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0996](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-0996.md) | Mar 23, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.0.15-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0996](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-0996.md) | Mar 23, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base RHEL 8 | 0:1.4.3.28-7.module+el8.6.0+15293+4900ec12 | [RHSA-2022:5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base RHEL 9 | 0:2.1.3-4.el9_1 | [RHSA-2022:8162](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-8162.md) | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base almalinux 8 | 1.4.3.28-7.module_el8.6.0+3071+d20b1d7c | [ALSA-2022:5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base almalinux 9 | 2.1.3-4.el9_1 | [ALSA-2022:8162](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-8162.md) | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base ol 8 | 0:1.4.3.28-7.module+el8.6.0+20716+53f13155 | [ELSA-2022-5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base ol 9 | 0:2.1.3-4.el9_1 | [ELSA-2022-8162](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-8162.md) | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base rocky 8 | 0:1.4.3.28-7.module+el8.6.0+994+f0479f39 | [RLSA-2022:5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base rocky 9 | 0:2.1.3-4.el9_1 | [RLSA-2022:8162](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2022-8162.md) | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base-devel RHEL 8 | 0:1.4.3.28-7.module+el8.6.0+15293+4900ec12 | [RHSA-2022:5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base-devel almalinux 8 | 1.4.3.28-7.module_el8.6.0+3071+d20b1d7c | [ALSA-2022:5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base-devel ol 8 | 0:1.4.3.28-7.module+el8.6.0+20716+53f13155 | [ELSA-2022-5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base-legacy-tools RHEL 8 | 0:1.4.3.28-7.module+el8.6.0+15293+4900ec12 | [RHSA-2022:5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base-legacy-tools almalinux 8 | 1.4.3.28-7.module_el8.6.0+3071+d20b1d7c | [ALSA-2022:5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base-legacy-tools ol 8 | 0:1.4.3.28-7.module+el8.6.0+20716+53f13155 | [ELSA-2022-5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base-libs RHEL 8 | 0:1.4.3.28-7.module+el8.6.0+15293+4900ec12 | [RHSA-2022:5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base-libs RHEL 9 | 0:2.1.3-4.el9_1 | [RHSA-2022:8162](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-8162.md) | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base-libs almalinux 8 | 1.4.3.28-7.module_el8.6.0+3071+d20b1d7c | [ALSA-2022:5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base-libs almalinux 9 | 2.1.3-4.el9_1 | [ALSA-2022:8162](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-8162.md) | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base-libs ol 8 | 0:1.4.3.28-7.module+el8.6.0+20716+53f13155 | [ELSA-2022-5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base-libs ol 9 | 0:2.1.3-4.el9_1 | [ELSA-2022-8162](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-8162.md) | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base-snmp RHEL 8 | 0:1.4.3.28-7.module+el8.6.0+15293+4900ec12 | [RHSA-2022:5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base-snmp almalinux 8 | 1.4.3.28-7.module_el8.6.0+3071+d20b1d7c | [ALSA-2022:5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Linux | 389-ds-base-snmp ol 8 | 0:1.4.3.28-7.module+el8.6.0+20716+53f13155 | [ELSA-2022-5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Linux | python3-lib389 RHEL 8 | 0:1.4.3.28-7.module+el8.6.0+15293+4900ec12 | [RHSA-2022:5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Linux | python3-lib389 RHEL 9 | 0:2.1.3-4.el9_1 | [RHSA-2022:8162](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-8162.md) | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Linux | python3-lib389 almalinux 8 | 1.4.3.28-7.module_el8.6.0+3071+d20b1d7c | [ALSA-2022:5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Linux | python3-lib389 almalinux 9 | 2.1.3-4.el9_1 | [ALSA-2022:8162](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-8162.md) | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Linux | python3-lib389 ol 8 | 0:1.4.3.28-7.module+el8.6.0+20716+53f13155 | [ELSA-2022-5823](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-5823.md) | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Linux | python3-lib389 ol 9 | 0:2.1.3-4.el9_1 | [ELSA-2022-8162](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-8162.md) | Nov 22, 2022 |

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