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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5090-4

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5090-4
Posted Sep 29, 2021
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 5090-4 - USN-5090-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server. One of the upstream fixes introduced a regression in UDS URIs. This update fixes the problem. James Kettle discovered that the Apache HTTP Server HTTP/2 module incorrectly handled certain crafted methods. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform request splitting or cache poisoning attacks. It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled certain malformed requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Li Zhi Xin discovered that the Apache mod_proxy_uwsgi module incorrectly handled certain request uri-paths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.04. It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled escaping quotes. If the server was configured with third-party modules, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that the Apache mod_proxy module incorrectly handled certain request uri-paths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the server to forward requests to arbitrary origin servers. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, remote, web, denial of service, arbitrary, vulnerability
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2021-33193, CVE-2021-34798, CVE-2021-36160, CVE-2021-39275, CVE-2021-40438
SHA-256 | 97566fcdf572aabba3700b134cb12c430056ecb69fad0c05e485f33bb178308a

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5090-4

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5090-4
September 28, 2021

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

- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Summary:

USN-5090-1 introduced a regression in Apache HTTP Server.

Software Description:
- apache2: Apache HTTP server

Details:

USN-5090-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server. One of the upstream
fixes introduced a regression in UDS URIs. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

James Kettle discovered that the Apache HTTP Server HTTP/2 module
incorrectly handled certain crafted methods. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to perform request splitting or cache poisoning
attacks. (CVE-2021-33193)

It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled certain
malformed requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2021-34798)

Li Zhi Xin discovered that the Apache mod_proxy_uwsgi module incorrectly
handled certain request uri-paths. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.04.
(CVE-2021-36160)

It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled escaping
quotes. If the server was configured with third-party modules, a remote
attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-39275)

It was discovered that the Apache mod_proxy module incorrectly handled
certain request uri-paths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause the server to forward requests to arbitrary origin servers.
(CVE-2021-40438)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
apache2 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm3
apache2-bin 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm3

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5090-4
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5090-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/XXXXXX
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