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Fedora 24: 2016-b39fedec11 Critical: Httpd LimitRequestFields Fix

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Calendar Grey December 11, 2016
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Important patch released for Apache HTTP Server on Fedora 24 resolving CVE-2016-8740 security flaw.
Security fix for CVE-2016-8740

Summary

The Apache HTTP Server is a powerful, efficient, and extensible

web server.

Update Information:

Security fix for CVE-2016-8740

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Fedora httpd critical fix limitrequestfields

Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1401528 - CVE-2016-8740 httpd: Incomplete handling of LimitRequestFields directive in mod_http2 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401528

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade httpd' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

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Name: httpd
Product: Fedora 24
Version: 2.4.23
Release: 5.fc24
URL: https://httpd.apache.org/
Summary: Apache HTTP Server

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Topics Covered

security advisory Fedora httpd critical fix limitrequestfields

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