OpenLDAP 2.6.1 and 2.5.10

The OpenLDAP project has announced the release of versions 2.6.1 and 2.5.10 of their LDAP directory server. Changes included in these releases include:

  • Fixed logging-related issues that could cause the server to crash (both versions)
  • Fixed a memory leak in replication processing (both versions)
  • Fixed an issue in which the mdb backend did not make proper index changes for a replace modification (both versions)
  • Fixed an issue that could interfere with log file rotation (version 2.6.1)
  • Fixed several replication issues (both versions)
  • Fixed issues in the way the server made group membership determinations (both versions)
  • Fixed issues with maintaining the order of attribute values (both versions)
  • Fixed issues with the slapd-sock module with cn=config processing (version 2.6.1)
  • Fixed an issue with a modification that replaces the set of object classes with a logically equivalent set of values (both versions)
  • Added support for the post-read request control for modify DN operations (version 2.6.1)
  • Fixed a client library issue with following referrals (both versions)
  • Added an option to specify the timestamp format in log files (version 2.6.1)
  • Addressed a misleading message about password encoding (version 2.6.1)
  • Added improved validation for detecting invalid configuration (both versions)