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Fedora: 26 moderate: Security Fix for httpd optionsbleed Issue

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Calendar Grey September 22, 2017
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This patch rectifies the vulnerability found in Debian's sshd service, bolstering the system's defense and overall reliability.
This is a release fixing a security fix applied upstream, known as "optionsbleed" in popular parlance

Summary

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

web server.

This is a release fixing a security fix applied upstream, known as

"optionsbleed" in popular parlance. It is relevant for hosted and co-located

instances of Fedora (and why wouldn't you?).

[ 1 ] Bug #1490344 - CVE-2017-9798 httpd: Use-after-free by limiting unregistered HTTP method (Optionsbleed)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1490344

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

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the

GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at

https://fedoraproject.org/security/

package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org

To unsubscribe send an email to package-announce-leave@lists.fedoraproject.org

Change Log

References

Update Instructions

Product: Fedora 26
Version: 2.4.27
Release: 3.fc26
Summary: Apache HTTP Server

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