Synopsis

mod_authz_ldap bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated mod_authz_ldap packages are available that fix two bugs.

Description

mod_authz_ldap is a module for the Apache HTTP Server providing LDAP
authentication.

A bug was found which prevented authentication of users by mapping the
subject names in the SSL client certificates.

A bug in the handling of parentheses in configured filter expressions was
found.

Users are recommended to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve
these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc

Fixes

• BZ - 191307 - The certificate mapping capability of mod_authz_ldap appears to be disabled in the RedHat binaries and source files.
• BZ - 192829 - Bug in processing parenthesis when using AuthzLDAPMapMethod 'issuersubject'

CVEs

(none)

References

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