USN-5903-1: lighttpd vulnerabilities

Publication date

28 February 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in lighttpd.


Packages

  • lighttpd - fast webserver with minimal memory footprint

Details

It was discovered that lighttpd incorrectly handled certain inputs, which could
result in a stack buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service (DoS). (CVE-2022-22707, CVE-2022-41556)

It was discovered that lighttpd incorrectly handled certain inputs, which could
result in a stack buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service (DoS). (CVE-2022-22707, CVE-2022-41556)

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart lighttpd to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.10 kinetic lighttpd –  1.4.65-2ubuntu1.1
22.04 jammy lighttpd –  1.4.63-1ubuntu3.1
20.04 focal lighttpd –  1.4.55-1ubuntu1.20.04.2

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