Red Hat Security Advisory: 389-ds-base security update
A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-8445) affects the 389 Directory Server (389-ds-base) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. The issue causes the server to crash when modifying the 'userPassword' attribute using malformed input. This vulnerability is an incomplete fix for a previous issue (CVE-2024-2199). Red Hat has released updated packages to address this problem.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-8445 is a vulnerability in the 389 Directory Server (389-ds-base) component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. It involves a server crash triggered by malformed input during modification of the 'userPassword' attribute. This vulnerability represents an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-2199. The issue is categorized under CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation). Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:7434) with updated packages to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause the 389 Directory Server to crash, potentially leading to denial of service conditions. There is no indication of code execution or data breach from the provided information. The impact is limited to service disruption.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated 389-ds-base packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support that address this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:7434 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Patch status is confirmed as fixed in these updated packages.
Red Hat Security Advisory: 389-ds-base security update
Description
A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-8445) affects the 389 Directory Server (389-ds-base) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. The issue causes the server to crash when modifying the 'userPassword' attribute using malformed input. This vulnerability is an incomplete fix for a previous issue (CVE-2024-2199). Red Hat has released updated packages to address this problem.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-8445 is a vulnerability in the 389 Directory Server (389-ds-base) component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. It involves a server crash triggered by malformed input during modification of the 'userPassword' attribute. This vulnerability represents an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-2199. The issue is categorized under CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation). Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:7434) with updated packages to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause the 389 Directory Server to crash, potentially leading to denial of service conditions. There is no indication of code execution or data breach from the provided information. The impact is limited to service disruption.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated 389-ds-base packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support that address this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:7434 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Patch status is confirmed as fixed in these updated packages.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:7434
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1ee4853345fc1831523
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:26 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:42:15 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 30
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