USN-5942-1: Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
9 March 2023
Several security issues were fixed in Apache HTTP Server.
Releases
Packages
- apache2 - Apache HTTP server
Details
Lars Krapf discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_proxy module
incorrectly handled certain configurations. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to perform an HTTP Request Smuggling attack.
(CVE-2023-25690)
Dimas Fariski Setyawan Putra discovered that the Apache HTTP Server
mod_proxy_uwsgi module incorrectly handled certain special characters. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an HTTP Request
Smuggling attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2023-27522)
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.
References
Related notices
- USN-5942-2: apache2, apache2-bin, apache2-dev, apache2-data, apache2-doc, apache2-suexec-custom, apache2-suexec-pristine, apache2-utils