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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2279-1                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                            Steffen Joeris
July 19, 2011                          http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libapache2-mod-authnz-external
Vulnerability  : SQL injection
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2011-2688 
Debian Bug     : 633637

It was discovered that libapache2-mod-authnz-external, an apache
authentication module, is prone to an SQL injection via the $user
paramter.


For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.2.4-2+squeeze1.

The oldstable distribution (lenny) does not contain
libapache2-mod-authnz-external

For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem will be fixed soon.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.2.4-2.1.


We recommend that you upgrade your libapache2-mod-authnz-external packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-2279-1: libapache2-mod-authnz-external security update

July 19, 2011
It was discovered that libapache2-mod-authnz-external, an apache authentication module, is prone to an SQL injection via the $user paramter

Summary


For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.2.4-2+squeeze1.

The oldstable distribution (lenny) does not contain
libapache2-mod-authnz-external

For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem will be fixed soon.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.2.4-2.1.


We recommend that you upgrade your libapache2-mod-authnz-external packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
It was discovered that libapache2-mod-authnz-external, an apache
authentication module, is prone to an SQL injection via the $user
paramter.

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