389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: unbounded ldap controls count in get_ldapmessage_controls_ext() causes cpu and heap amplification (remote dos)
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.5epss 0.8%
exploitation probability
0.8%top 46% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. The get_ldapmessage_controls_ext() function in the LDAP server does not enforce an upper bound on the number of controls per LDAP message. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted LDAP request containing hundreds of thousands of minimal controls within the default maximum BER message size (2 MB), causing excessive CPU consumption and heap allocation on the server. Under concurrent exploitation, this leads to significant latency degradation, worker thread starvation, or out-of-memory termination, resulting in a denial of service.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 11.7 E4S for RHEL 8Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 12Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 12.2 E4S for RHEL 9Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 12.4 E4S for RHEL 9Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 13Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server 13.2Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update SupportReferences
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26452https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26453https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26454https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26455https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26456https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26457https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26458https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26459https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26460https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26461https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26463https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26464