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USN-5839-1: Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities

1 February 2023

Several security issues were fixed in Apache HTTP Server.

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It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_dav module incorrectly
handled certain If: request headers. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2006-20001)

ZeddYu_Lu discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_proxy_ajp module
incorrectly interpreted certain HTTP Requests. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to perform an HTTP Request Smuggling attack.
(CVE-2022-36760)

Dimas Fariski Setyawan Putra discovered that the Apache HTTP Server
mod_proxy module incorrectly truncated certain response headers. This may
result in later headers not being interpreted by the client.
(CVE-2022-37436)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 22.10
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Related notices

  • USN-5834-1: apache2-utils, apache2-suexec-custom, apache2-bin, apache2-data, apache2-doc, apache2-dev, apache2-suexec-pristine, apache2
  • USN-5839-2: apache2-utils, apache2-suexec-custom, apache2-bin, apache2-data, apache2-doc, apache2-dev, apache2-suexec-pristine, apache2