CVE-2026-18453

Summary

A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. A missing NULL pointer check in the paged results handling of op_shared_search allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the LDAP server by sending a crafted sequence of search requests using the USE_ONE_BACKEND control, resulting in denial of service.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support0:1.3.11.1-15.el7_9 < *unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Workarounds

Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.

References