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Fedora 25 Critical Httpd Security Update: CVE-2016-8740 Severity Critical

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Calendar Grey December 8, 2016
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The security update for CVE-2016-8740 in httpd for Fedora 25 resolves severe vulnerabilities to strengthen system security.
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 security issue critical Fedora httpd

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 25
Version: 2.4.23
Release: 5.fc25
URL: https://httpd.apache.org/
Summary: Apache HTTP Server

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical Fedora httpd

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