A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) UNBIND process. By sending a specially crafted request, the attacker can cause a connection to stall, leading to resource exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS) for the server.
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Workaround

To mitigate this issue, restrict network access to the 389-ds-base service to only trusted clients and networks. This can be achieved by configuring firewall rules to limit inbound connections to the LDAP ports (typically 389 for LDAP and 636 for LDAPS) to known, authorized IP addresses or subnets. Example using `firewalld`: ```bash # firewall-cmd --permanent --add-rich-rule='rule family="ipv4" source address="<TRUSTED_IP_OR_SUBNET>" port port="389" protocol="tcp" accept' # firewall-cmd --permanent --add-rich-rule='rule family="ipv4" source address="<TRUSTED_IP_OR_SUBNET>" port port="636" protocol="tcp" accept' # firewall-cmd --reload ``` Replace `<TRUSTED_IP_OR_SUBNET>` with the actual IP addresses or network ranges of your trusted clients. This action may impact legitimate clients if not configured correctly. A service restart is not required for firewall changes to take effect.

History

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) UNBIND process. By sending a specially crafted request, the attacker can cause a connection to stall, leading to resource exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS) for the server.
Title 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: cve-2026-11610 incomplete fix may introduce a connection-stall dos
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat directory Server
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:11
cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:12
cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:13
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat directory Server
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-25T07:33:02.549Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T05:00:43.165Z

Link: CVE-2026-78701

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T08:18:10.713

Modified: 2026-08-25T08:18:10.713

Link: CVE-2026-78701

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-25T08:30:04Z

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