Description
NixOS 17.03 and earlier has an unintended default absence of SSL Certificate Validation for LDAP. The users.ldap NixOS module implements user authentication against LDAP servers via a PAM module. It was found that if TLS is enabled to connect to the LDAP server with users.ldap.useTLS, peer verification will be unconditionally disabled in /etc/ldap.conf.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-3119 | NixOS 17.03 and earlier has an unintended default absence of SSL Certificate Validation for LDAP. The users.ldap NixOS module implements user authentication against LDAP servers via a PAM module. It was found that if TLS is enabled to connect to the LDAP server with users.ldap.useTLS, peer verification will be unconditionally disabled in /etc/ldap.conf. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T18:12:40.130Z
Reserved: 2017-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-11501
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-07-20T23:29:00.247
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-11501
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Weaknesses
EUVD