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Posted on 10 March 2015
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2523-1
March 10, 2015
apache2 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in the Apache HTTP Server.
Software Description:
- apache2: Apache HTTP server
Details:
Martin Holst Swende discovered that the mod_headers module allowed HTTP
trailers to replace HTTP headers during request processing. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass RequestHeaders directives.
(CVE-2013-5704)
Mark Montague discovered that the mod_cache module incorrectly handled
empty HTTP Content-Type headers. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause the server to stop responding, leading to a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2014-3581)
Teguh P. Alko discovered that the mod_proxy_fcgi module incorrectly
handled long response headers. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause the server to stop responding, leading to a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2014-3583)
It was discovered that the mod_lua module incorrectly handled different
arguments within different contexts. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to bypass intended access restrictions. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2014-8109)
Guido Vranken discovered that the mod_lua module incorrectly handled a
specially crafted websocket PING in certain circumstances. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the server to stop
responding, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2015-0228)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.10:
apache2.2-bin 2.4.10-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
apache2.2-bin 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.4
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
apache2.2-bin 2.2.22-1ubuntu1.8
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
apache2.2-bin 2.2.14-5ubuntu8.15
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2523-1
CVE-2013-5704, CVE-2014-3581, CVE-2014-3583, CVE-2014-8109,
CVE-2015-0228
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.10-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.7-1ubuntu4.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.2.22-1ubuntu1.8
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.2.14-5ubuntu8.15
