USN-3425-2: Apache HTTP Server vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• apache2 - Apache HTTP server

Details

USN-3425-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Hanno Böck discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled
Limit directives in .htaccess files. In certain configurations, a remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary server memory,
including sensitive information. This issue is known as Optionsbleed.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04

• apache2.2-bin - 2.2.22-1ubuntu1.14

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

References

• CVE-2017-9798

Related notices

• USN-3425-1: apache2-bin, apache2-suexec-pristine, apache2.2-bin, apache2, apache2-dev, apache2-data, apache2-mpm-worker, apache2-mpm-itk, apache2-utils, apache2-mpm-event, apache2-suexec, apache2-mpm-prefork, apache2-suexec-custom, libapache2-mod-macro, apache2-doc, libapache2-mod-proxy-html