slapd in OpenLDAP 2.4.45 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill cat /pathname" command, as demonstrated by openldap-initscript.
Improper Initialization
Insecure Temporary File
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| Package | Type | OS Name | OS Version | Affected Ranges | Fix Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| debian/openldap | deb | debian | 12 | >=2.5.13+dfsg-5 | Not yet available |
| debian/openldap | deb | debian | 11 | >=2.4.57+dfsg-3+deb11u1 | Not yet available |
| debian/openldap | deb | debian | 10 | >=2.4.47+dfsg-3+deb10u7 | Not yet available |
| debian/openldap | deb | debian | 13 | >=2.5.17+dfsg-1 | Not yet available |
| debian/openldap | deb | debian | unstable | >=2.5.17+dfsg-1 | Not yet available |
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