A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. The Content Synchronization persistent search plugin allows unbounded memory growth when an authenticated client stops reading sync responses, enabling denial of service. Additional race conditions in plugin thread lifecycle can cause crashes during connection teardown or shutdown.

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Bug 1 (Queue DoS): Reduce SYNC_MAX_CONCURRENT from the default of 10 to minimize the number of clients that can accumulate queues. Apply network-level rate limiting on persistent sync search requests. Monitor client connections and terminate stalled sync clients that stop reading for an extended period. Set system-level memory limits (e.g., LimitAS= in the systemd unit file or cgroup memory limits) to prevent unbounded memory growth. Bugs 2 and 3: No workaround available — these are code-level race conditions that require source fixes.

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Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. The Content Synchronization persistent search plugin allows unbounded memory growth when an authenticated client stops reading sync responses, enabling denial of service. Additional race conditions in plugin thread lifecycle can cause crashes during connection teardown or shutdown.
Title 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: content sync plugin unbounded queue growth and race conditions
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat directory Server
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-400
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
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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: 2026-06-08T16:17:59.532Z

Reserved: 2026-06-08T16:14:20.086Z

Link: CVE-2026-11611

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-08T17:16:40.930

Modified: 2026-06-08T17:16:40.930

Link: CVE-2026-11611

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Updated: 2026-06-08T18:30:16Z

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