[USN-3627-2] Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3627-2
April 30, 2018

apache2 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Apache HTTP Server.

Software Description:
- apache2: Apache HTTP server

Details:

USN-3627-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server. This update
provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

 Alex Nichols and Jakob Hirsch discovered that the Apache HTTP Server
 mod_authnz_ldap module incorrectly handled missing charset encoding
 headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the
 server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-15710)
  Elar Lang discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled
 certain characters specified in <FilesMatch>. A remote attacker could
 possibly use this issue to upload certain files, contrary to expectations.
 (CVE-2017-15715)
  It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_session module
 incorrectly handled certain headers. A remote attacker could possibly use
 this issue to influence session data. (CVE-2018-1283)
  Robert Swiecki discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled
 certain requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
 the server to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1301)
  Robert Swiecki discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_cache_socache
 module incorrectly handled certain headers. A remote attacker could
 possibly use this issue to cause the server to crash, leading to a denial
 of service. (CVE-2018-1303)
  Nicolas Daniels discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly
 generated the nonce when creating HTTP Digest authentication challenges.
 A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to replay HTTP requests
 across a cluster of servers. (CVE-2018-1312)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  apache2-bin                     2.4.29-1ubuntu4.1

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

References:
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3627-2
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3627-1
  CVE-2017-15710, CVE-2017-15715, CVE-2018-1283, CVE-2018-1301,
  CVE-2018-1303, CVE-2018-1312

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.29-1ubuntu4.1

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