USN-3370-1: Apache HTTP Server vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3370-1

27th July, 2017

apache2 vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu 17.04
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary

Apache HTTP Server could be made to crash or leak sensitive information if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Software description

• apache2 - Apache HTTP server

Details

Robert Święcki discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_auth_digest
module incorrectly cleared values when processing certain requests. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash,
resulting in a denial or service, or possibly obtain sensitive information.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 17.04:

apache2-bin 2.4.25-3ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

apache2-bin 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.4

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

apache2-bin 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.17

To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.

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

References

CVE-2017-9788

from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/2vMK8WE