Description
A flaw was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to an infinite loop in slapd with the cancel_extop Cancel operation, resulting in denial of service.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-2544-1 | openldap security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4845-1 | openldap security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4724-1 | OpenLDAP vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7698-1 | OpenLDAP vulnerabilities |
References
History
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-14T09:44:58.084Z
Reserved: 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-36227
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-01-26T18:15:57.160
Modified: 2026-10-14T10:17:37.133
Link: CVE-2020-36227
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
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CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN