# CVE-2018-10850: 389-ds-base before versions 1.4.0.10, 1.3.8.3 is vulnerable to a race condition in the way 389-ds-base handles persistent search, resulting

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-06-13 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- \[UNKNOWN\] 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base 1.4.0.10, 389-ds-base 1.3.8.3

## Description

389-ds-base before versions 1.4.0.10, 1.3.8.3 is vulnerable to a race condition in the way 389-ds-base handles persistent search, resulting in a crash if the server is under load. An anonymous attacker could use this flaw to trigger a denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on \[UNKNOWN\] 389-ds-base, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2757
- https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49768
- https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/c/8f04487f99a
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00018.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10850
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00033.html

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