USN-5992-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5992-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5992-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5992-1
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Published
2023-04-03T12:55:27.495610Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:34:58.433689Z
Summary
ldb vulnerability
Details

Demi Marie Obenour discovered that ldb, when used with Samba, incorrectly handled certain confidential attribute values. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain certain sensitive information.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / ldb

Package

Name
ldb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ldb@2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.5.5-0ubuntu2
2:1.5.5-0ubuntu3

2:2.*

2:2.0.7-4
2:2.0.8-1ubuntu1
2:2.0.8-2
2:2.0.10-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2:2.0.10-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
2:2.0.10-0ubuntu0.20.04.3
2:2.2.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
2:2.2.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.3
2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ldb-tools",
            "binary_version": "2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ldb-tools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libldb-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libldb2",
            "binary_version": "2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libldb2-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-ldb",
            "binary_version": "2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-ldb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-ldb-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / ldb

Package

Name
ldb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ldb@2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.2

Affected versions

2:2.*

2:2.2.0-3.1
2:2.2.3-2
2:2.4.2-0ubuntu1
2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.1
2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ldb-tools",
            "binary_version": "2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ldb-tools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libldb-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libldb2",
            "binary_version": "2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libldb2-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-ldb",
            "binary_version": "2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-ldb-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-ldb-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        }
    ]
}