Ubuntu Security Notice 3425-2 - USN-3425-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Hanno Boeck discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled A Limit directives in .htaccess files. In certain configurations, a A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary server A memory, including sensitive information. This issue is known as A Optionsbleed. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3425-2
October 24, 2017
apache2 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
Apache HTTP Server could be made to expose sensitive information over
the network.
Software Description:
- 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:
A Hanno BAPck discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled
A Limit directives in .htaccess files. In certain configurations, a
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary server
A memory, including sensitive information. This issue is known as
A Optionsbleed.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
A apache2.2-binA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2.2.22-1ubuntu1.14
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
A https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3425-2
A https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3425-1
A CVE-2017-9798